1. Avian Cytokines and Chemokines
- Author
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Peter K. Kaiser and Peter Stäheli
- Subjects
Chemokine ,animal structures ,biology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Interleukin ,Virology ,Proinflammatory cytokine ,Interleukin 20 ,Cytokine ,Vaccine adjuvant ,Interferon ,Immunology ,medicine ,biology.protein ,Tumor necrosis factor alpha ,Receptor ,medicine.drug - Abstract
This chapter describes the current state of knowledge of avian cytokines, concentrating on the chicken. It describes the different families of cytokines and their receptors, reagents and assays available; viral cytokines and their potential modes of actions; and the use of cytokines as vaccine adjuvants.
- Published
- 2014