 Bursa of Fabricius
"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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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bursa of Fabricius" by people in Profiles.
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Miller MM, Wang C, Parisini E, Coletta RD, Goto RM, Lee SY, Barral DC, Townes M, Roura-Mir C, Ford HL, Brenner MB, Dascher CC. Characterization of two avian MHC-like genes reveals an ancient origin of the CD1 family. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Jun 14; 102(24):8674-9.
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Mickael CS, Jackwood DJ. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of two epitope regions encoded by the VP2 gene of infectious bursal disease viruses. J Virol Methods. 2005 Sep; 128(1-2):37-46.
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