Effect of the major histocompatibility complex on the inhibition of induced cellulitis development in a broiler chicken model.

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Effect of the major histocompatibility complex on the inhibition of induced cellulitis development in a broiler chicken model.

Avian diseases - 1 Jun 2009

Macklin K S, Norton R A, Ewald S J

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The chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has been implicated in conferring resistance or susceptibility to several bacterial, parasitic, and viral diseases, the most notable of which is Marek's disease. In Marek's disease certain MHC haplotypes have been shown to confer relative resistance (B21), whereas other haplotypes are susceptible (B13). Relatively little work has been performed looking at the...

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Animals
Cellulitis
Chickens
Escherichia coli Infections
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Haplotypes
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male
Poultry Diseases

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PMID: 19630239
DOI: 10.1637/8449-081808-ResNote.1

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