Article
Survivors of bursal B cell production and emigration.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 1994
Paramithiotis E, Ratcliffe M J
Abstract excerpt
The bursa of Fabricius is the site of primary B cell generation in the chicken. Analysis of the rate of bursal cell emigration demonstrated that about 1% of the blood B cell pool was replaced per hour by bursal emigrants. Surgical bursectomy distinguished three populations of blood B cells. About...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens
- B-Lymphocytes
- Bromodeoxyuridine
- Bursa of Fabricius
- Cell Division
- Cell Movement
- Chickens
- Feedback
- Lymphocyte Count
- Phenotype
- Time Factors