Subchronic lead exposure, immunotoxicology and increased disease resistance in Japanese quail (Corturnix coturnix japonica)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 787-792

  Nain, S ^a   Smits, J E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease challenge; E. coli serogroup O2; Immunotoxicity; Japanese quail; Lead (Pb)

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LEAD ACETATE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3;

ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; BIRD; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; LEAD; PATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BURSA FABRICII; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROVOCATION TEST; QUAIL; SECONDARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; SKIN TEST; SURVIVAL RATE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXICITY TESTING; VACCINATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; COTURNIX; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LEAD; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 3; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 79955521636     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.045     Document Type: Article

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