The effect of anti-bursa serum (ABS) on the intensity of acid phosphatase reaction in bursa-dependent structures of the chicken spleen and on the level of antibodies in the blood serum.
It has been found that administering rabbit anti-bursa serum (ABS) to chickens, like neonatal bursectomy, brings about a decreased acid phosphatase (APh) reaction in germinal centres type I and II, and in the periellipsoidal lymphatic tissue (PEL) of the spleen. It has turned out, that following a stimulation with sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) in the blood serum of the ABS-treated chickens appear traces of specific anti-SRBC agglutinins, while in bursectomized chickens there is only a slight decrease in the titre of those antibodies. The results may serve as a base for further studies on the role and participation of the spleen structures in chicken immunological response.
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Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Wrocław, Poland.
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D000373:Agglutinins / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D002060:Bursa of Fabricius / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology
D000373:Agglutinins; D007106:Immune Sera; D000135:Acid Phosphatase