title: Avian macrophage and immune response: an overview.
abstract: Macrophages belong to the mononuclear phagocytic system lineage. This cell type is unique in that it is a crucial player in both the innate and adaptive immune responses. The material described in this overview is a brief description of what I presented as a World's Poultry Science Association-sponsored lecture at the annual meetings of the Poultry Science Association in 2002. Therefore, I have not attempted to present an up-to-date review of literature on this topic. Rather, I have summarized some salient research accomplishments made by our research group over the years in the area of avian macrophage biology and function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Poultry Science and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program of Immunology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7608, USA. M_Qureshi@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005838:Genotype; D007107:Immune System / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D008262:Macrophage Activation; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001120:Arginine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase