Investigation of the humoral and cellular immune responses of chickens to Salmonella typhimurium live vaccine [Elektronische Ressource] / from Abeer Shahin

1 Institute for Animal Physiology, Physiological Chemistry and Animal Nutrition Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Prof. Dr. H.-J. Gabius Under the Supervision of Prof. Dr. Bernd Kaspers Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Investigation of the humoral and cellular immune responses of chickens to Salmonella typhimurium live vaccine A thesis Submitted for the Doctor degree in Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich From Abeer Shahin Zagazig-Egypt Munich 2005 Dekan: Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. StolleReferent: Univ.-Prof. Dr. B. KaspersKoreferent: Univ.-Prof. Dr. W. Hermanns Tag der Promotion : 11. Februar 2005 2 Contents 41 Introduction......................................................................................................... 62 Review of Literature............................................................................................ 2.1 The Interaction of the S. Typhimurium with the immune system of mice............... 6 2.2 The Immune Response of the chicken to S. Typhimurium....................................... 12 173 Materials and Methods....................................................................................... 3.1 Materials........................................................................................................................ 17 3.1.1. Experimental Birds...........................................