Gallinacin-3, an Inducible Epithelial β-Defensin in the Chicken

By Chengquan Zhao, Tung Nguyen, Lide Liu, R. Sacco, K. Brogden, R. Lehrer. Infection and Immunity, 2001

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Ontogeny of gut associated immune competence in the chick (2003, background): “While intestinal defensins have been described in the chicken (Zhao et al., 2001), the cell type responsible for their secretion is presently unknown, as Paneth cells appear to be scarce in birds (Bezuidenhout and VanAswegan, 1990).”
A genome-wide screen identifies a single β-defensin gene cluster in the chicken: implications for the origin and evolution of mammalian defensins (2004, background): “Tissue expression patterns of chicken β-defensins It has been shown that Gal1 and Gal2 are expressed in bone marrow and lung, while Gal3 is more preferentially expressed in bone marrow, tongue, trachea, and bursa of Fabricius [23].”
Defensins: antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity (2003, background): “Distribution Typical defensin peptides have been found in all mammals that have been examined, as well as in chickens and turkey”