Scientific references IgY

For more information about chicken antibody production and use, we have listed some relevant scientific references on the topic below.

  • IgY: clues to the origins of modern antibodies. Warr GW, Magor KE, Higgins DA. Immunol Today. 1995 Aug;16(8):392-8.

  • Generation and application of chicken egg-yolk antibodies, M. Tini, U.R. Jewell, G. Camenisch, D. Chilov, M. Gassmann. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 131 (2002) 569–574.

  • IgY: a promising antibody for use in immunodiagnostic and in immunotherapy. Dias da Silva W, Tambourgi DV. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2010 Jun 15;135(3-4):173-80.

  • Chicken egg yolk antibodies (IgY-technology): a review of progress in production and use in research and human and veterinary medicine. Schade R, Calzado EG, Sarmiento R, Chacana PA, Porankiewicz-Asplund J, Terzolo HR. Altern Lab Anim. 2005 Apr;33(2):129-54.

  • Comparison between chicken and rabbit antibody based particle enhanced cystatin C reagents for immunoturbidimetry. Hansson LO, Flodin M, Nilsen T, Caldwell K, Fromell K, Sunde K, Larsson A. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2008;29(1):1-9.

  • Performance Characteristics of a Cystatin C Immunoassay with Avian Antibodies. Kathrin Sunde, Tom Nilsen and Mats Flodin. Upsala J Med Sci 112 (1): 21–37, 2007

  • Molecular stability of chicken and rabbit immunoglobulin G. Shimizu M, Nagashima H, Sano K, Hashimoto K, Ozeki M, Tsuda K, Hatta H. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1992 Feb;56(2):270-4.

  • Reconciling the structural attributes of Avian Antibodies. Paul J Conroy et al. J Biol Chem. 2014 May 30;289(22):15384-92.

  • Chicken Antibodies: Taking advantage of Evolution – A review. Larson A, Bålow R-M, Lindahl T.L, Forsberg P-O. (1993) Poultry Science, 72:1807-1812.

  • Chicken anti-protein G for the detection of small amounts of protein G. Larsson A. and Lindahl T.L. (1993) Hybridoma, 12, 143-147.

  • Chicken antibodies: A tool to avoid interference in immunological assays. Larsson A. and Lindahl T.L. (1993). Avian immunology in progress, 62, 97-102.

  • Chicken IgY: Utilizing the evolutionary difference. Larsson A.and Sjöquist J.(1990) Comperative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 13, 199-201.

  • The chicken egg, an antibody source. Lösch U.,Schranner I., Wanke R.and Jurgens L.(1986). J.Vet.Med.33, 609-619.