title: Reactivity of the immunological system of turkeys vaccinated with the Newcastle virus after intoxication with carbaryl.
abstract: Research has shown that among pesticides, carbaryl is one of the strongest immunosuppressors for numerous animal species. In this paper, the effect of carbaryl on biochemical parameters and on specific and non-specific immunity in carbaryl-intoxicated birds was determined. The results indicate a significant immunosuppressive effect in turkeys, on almost all the investigated biochemical parameters and on the indices of specific and non-specific immunity. The only exception is a slightly elevated level of total protein and reactivity of T lymphocytes to non-specific mitogen in the group of intoxicated birds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. brandy@uwm.edu.pl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swiecicka-Grabowska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012721:Carbaryl / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007107:Immune System / Q000187:drug effects*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000276:immunology*; D014422:Turkeys; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007306:Insecticides; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D012721:Carbaryl