title: Cell mediated immune response of chicks following fowl adenovirus type-1 infection.
abstract: Cellular immune response of 6-week-old chickens infected with fowl adenovirus type-1 was evaluated by both in vivo and in vitro assay. In vitro assay, enumerating peripheral T lymphocyte by alphanaphthyl acetate esterase staining, revealed that cellular immunity appeared as early as 1 week post-infection and was maintained up to 5 weeks post-infection. In vivo assay by phytohaemagglutin skin test showed cellular immunity until 2 weeks post-infection. Thereafter no immunity was observed by this assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Bacteriology and Virology, College of Veterinary Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Maiti
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Oberoi
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000259:Aviadenovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000276:immunology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*