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Effect of Neonatal Thymectomy, Bursectomy and Thymo-bursectomy on Hæmagglutinin Production in Chickens

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SINCE the demonstration by Glick et al.1 that bursectomized chickens have a reduced ability to produce antibodies to S. typhimurium, a large body of evidence has shown the importance of the bursa of Fabricius in the development of antibody-forming capacity in birds. Mammals thymec-tomized in early life are unable to manufacture antibodies against certain antigens2. However, the role of thymus in the development of immunological potential in chickens is not clearly established. The work recorded here compares the relative roles of thymus and bursa in hæmag-glutinin production in chickens.

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  1. Microbiological Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Immunology Unit, Institute of Biology, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    KATARINA ISAKOVIC, BRANISLAV D. JANKOVIC, LJILJANA POPESKOVIC & DAFINA MILOŠEVIC

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ISAKOVIC, K., JANKOVIC, B., POPESKOVIC, L. et al. Effect of Neonatal Thymectomy, Bursectomy and Thymo-bursectomy on Hæmagglutinin Production in Chickens. Nature 200, 273–274 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200273b0

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