Avian IgY antibodies: characteristics and applications in immunodiagnostic
Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) is the major antibody isotype in birds, reptiles, amphibia, and lungfish, playing a similar biological role as mammal IgG. Due to its phylogenetic distance, immune diversification and presence in the egg yolk, IgY provide a number of advantages in immunodiagnostic compared to...
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Language: | eng |
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2014
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782014000100025 |
Country: | Brazil |
Oai: | oai:scielo:S0103-84782014000100025 |