"Bursa of Fabricius" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An epithelial outgrowth of the cloaca in birds similar to the thymus in mammals. It atrophies within 6 months after birth and remains as a fibrous remnant in adult birds. It is composed of lymphoid tissue and prior to involution, is the site of B-lymphocyte maturation.
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D002060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.549.175 A13.163 A15.382.520.604.114
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bursa of Fabricius" by people in Profiles.
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Antigenicity characterization of four representative natural reassortment IBDVs isolated from commercial three-yellow chickens from Southern China reveals different subtypes co-prevalent in the field. Vet Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 219:183-189.
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Coronavirus infection retards the development of the cortico-medullary capillary network in the bursa of Fabricius of chicken. Acta Vet Hung. 2018 03; 66(1):20-27.
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Protective role of bentonite against aflatoxin B1- and ochratoxin A-induced immunotoxicity in broilers. J Immunotoxicol. 2017 12; 14(1):66-76.
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Performance traits and immune response of broiler chicks treated with zinc and ascorbic acid supplementation during cyclic heat stress. Int J Biometeorol. 2014 Dec; 58(10):2153-7.
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Detection of turkey coronavirus in commercial turkey poults in Brazil. Avian Pathol. 2007 Feb; 36(1):29-33.
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Epidemiological and experimental evidence for immunodeficiency affecting avian infectious bronchitis. Avian Pathol. 2006 Dec; 35(6):455-64.
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Nephropathogenesis of chickens experimentally infected with various strains of infectious bronchitis virus. J Vet Med Sci. 2004 Jul; 66(7):835-40.
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Detection of in ovo-inoculated infectious bronchitis virus by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization with a riboprobe in epithelial cells of the lung and cloacal bursa. Avian Dis. 2002 Jul-Sep; 46(3):679-85.
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Spiking mortality of turkey poults: 2. Effect of six different in vitro disinfection techniques on organ homogenates capable of reproducing SMT. Avian Dis. 1997 Oct-Dec; 41(4):906-9.
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Antigenic characterization of a turkey coronavirus identified in poult enteritis- and mortality syndrome-affected turkeys. Avian Dis. 1997 Jul-Sep; 41(3):583-90.