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Autosomal albinism affects immunocompetence in the chicken.
Developmental and comparative immunology - 1 Jan 1990
Pardue S L, Ring N M, Smyth J R
Abstract excerpt
Immune responsiveness of three neonatal and juvenile phenotypes, determined by the albinotic C locus, was evaluated. The phenotypes included normally pigmented (C+/-), recessive white (c/ca), and completely amelanotic albinos (ca/ca). No differences in: (1) primary agglutinin levels directed against sheep red blood cells (SRBC) or Brucella abortus (BA), or (2) cell-mediated immunity, as estimated by in vivo...
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