A contribution to the study of the regulatory system of local immune response in “Gallus domesticus”

Delayed Post Hatch Feeding Affects Performance, Intestinal Morphology and Expression Pattern of Nutrient Transporter Genes in Egg Type Chickens

“…Further, in fasting chicks there is secretion of corticosteroids, which inhibits the immune cell proliferation resulting in low immune response [9]. Feeding on the day of hatch may provide an early antigen stimulus and thus facilitate rapid differentiation of the humoral response [44]. In the present study also humoral and cellular immune response was lower in 36 hrs FD chicks.…”

Flow Cytometric Analysis of T cell Subset in Bursa of Fabricius in Broiler Chicken (Gallus domesticus)

“…Antigens presented via the cloaca and bursal lumen can stimulate specific antibody production by bursal lymphocytes (Lupetti et al, 1984). Thus, the bursa plays a role in local gut immunologic defense.…”

Age Related Changes in the Histoarchitecture of Bursa of Fabricius in Nandanam Chicken

“…The bursa of Fabricius in chicken is located at the dorsal portion of cloaca and connects with the cloaca by the bursal duct at its junction with the colon (Glick, 1964).It has been recognized that the bursa also functions as a peripheral gut-associated lymphoid organ. Antigens presented via the cloaca and bursal lumen can stimulate specific antibody production by bursal lymphocytes (Lupetti et al, 1984).…”