Distribution and Developmental Changes of IL-21-immunopositive Cells in the Thymus of African Ostrich Chicks

摘要：

Interleukin-21(IL-21) was recently discovered using a functional cloning approach based on expression of its receptor,has been found it influences proliferation of T and B cells and cytolytic activity of natural killer cells,but little is known about its distribution in the thymus of African ostrich chicks.In the present study,the distribution,morphological characteristics,and developmental changes of IL-21-producing cells in the thymus of African ostrich chicks were investigated using immunohistochemistry.

关键词： IL-21 African ostrich Immune organ Thymus Developmental changing

作者: Lu Zhiqiang Peng Kemei Liu Zhiwei Chen Min Wang Lei

作者单位: College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070,P. Coll

会议类型: 国内会议

会议名称: 中国畜牧兽医学会动物解剖学及组织胚胎学分会第十七次学术研讨会

会议地点: 山西太谷

会议语种:英文

页码: 870-871

在线出版日期: 2012-07-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）