Sökning: "Newcastle disease"
Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Newcastle disease.
1. Physiological trade-offs in reproduction and condition dependence of a secondary sexual trait
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines parental condition, how it is traded off against reproduction and how it is displayed in a secondary sexual trait. The studies were performed on nest-box breeding collared flycatchers Ficedula albicollis on the island of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. LÄS MER
2. Trade-offs between life history traits and immune defence in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the effects of reproductive effort on immune function and parasite resistance in breeding collared flycatchers, Ficedula albicollis. It also focuses on the role of the immune function in the trade-off between number and fitness of offspring. LÄS MER
3. Identification of galectins as novel inflammatory mediators
Sammanfattning : The human neutrophils play important roles in the host defence against invading microorganisms. To eliminate bacteria or other invaders the neutrophils have to leave the bloodstream and cross the endothelium, migrate through the extracellular matrix towards the site of infection and phagocytose the prey to ultimately kill it. LÄS MER