Possible route of antigen uptake by the Harderian gland of the domestic fowl
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 18 (4) , 407-409
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071667708416380
Abstract
1. India ink and colloidal gold dropped on to the eyeball of chickens travelled up the secretory duct to reach the Harderian gland. 2. It is suggested that this is the route by which exogenous antigens reach the gland.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Immunoglobulin A in the respiratory tract of the chicken following exposure to Newcastle disease virusPublished by Wiley ,1973
- Immunoglobulin Determinants on the Surface of Chicken Lymphoid CellsInternational Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 1973
- The chicken lacrimal gland, gland of harder, caecal tonsil, and accessory spleens as sources of antibody-producing cellsCellular Immunology, 1971