| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/AU96/00114 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 25, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 25, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 5, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/27666 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 12, 1996A cDNA corresponding to the chicken interferon- gamma (IFN- gamma ) gene has been isolated. The invention thus provides avian IFN- gamma polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and their recombinant production. The nucleic acids and polypeptides are useful as therapeutic agents and as adjuvants for the treatment of birds. |