the obese strain ( os ) of chickens , which is afflicted with hashimoto-like spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis ( sat ) , displays elevated t cell proliferation , interleukin ( il ) 2 production and il2 receptor expression upon mitogen stimulation , and defects in the neuroendocrine control of the immune system including elevated corticosteroid-binding globulin ( cbg ) and a deficient increase of serum corticosterone ( cn ) upon cytokine injection .
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t cell
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il2 receptor