Article
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 agai...
Topics
- Agglutinins
- Albinism
- Animals
- Chickens
- Genes, Dominant
- Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
- Immunocompetence
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mitogens
- Phenotype
- Poultry Diseases