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Candidate gene promoter polymorphisms and antibody response kinetics in chickens: interferon-gamma, interleukin-2, and immunoglobulin light chain.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2001
Zhou H, Buitenhuis A J, Weigend S, Lamont S J
Abstract excerpt
An F2 population was produced from mating G0 highly inbred (>99%) males of two MHC-congenic Fayoumi lines with G-B1 Leghorn hens. The F2 population was essentially a full-sibship with the F1 sire line reflecting MHC effect. Adult F2 hens (n = 158) were injected twice with SRBC and whole fixed Brucella abortus (BA). Agglutinating antibody titer at 7 d after primary immunization and mean titer of the final three...
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