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Veterinary immunology : an introduction / Ian R. Tizard.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Saunders, 2009.Edition: 8th edDescription: 592 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781416049890 (pbk.) :
  • 1416049894 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.0896079 TIZ
LOC classification:
  • SF757.2 .T59 2009
Contents:
1.The defense of the body -- 2.How inflammation is triggered -- 2.Neutrophils and their products -- 3.Macrophages and the later stages of inflammation -- 5.The complement system -- 6.Cell signalling: cytokines and their receptors -- 7.Antigens: triggers of acquired immunity -- 8.Dendritic cells and antigen processing -- 9.The major histocompatibility complex -- 10.Organs of the immune system -- 11.Lymphocyes -- 12.Helper T cells and their responses to antigen -- 13.B cells and their response to antigen -- 14.Antibodies: soluble antigen receptors -- 15.How antigen-binding receptors are made -- 16.T cell function and the destruction of cell-associated invaders -- 17.Regulation of acquired immunity -- 18.Immunity at body surfaces -- 19.Immunity at body surfaces -- 20.Vaccines and their production -- 21.The use of vaccines -- 22.Acquired immunity to bacteria and fungi -- 23.Acquired immunity to viruses -- 24.Acquired immunity to parasites -- 25.Type I hypersensitivity -- 26.Red cell antigens and type II hypersensitivity -- 27.Immune complexes and type III hypersensivity -- 28.Type IV hypersensitivity delayed hypersensitivity -- 29.Organ graft rejection -- 30.Resistance to tumors -- 31.Autoimmunity: general principles -- 32.Organ-specific autoimmune diseases -- 33.The systemic immunological diseases -- 34.Primary immunodeficiencies -- 35.Secondary immunological defects -- 36.Drugs and other agents that affect the immune system -- 37.The evolution of the immune system -- 38.Immunodiagnostic techniques.
Summary: This introductory textbook includes full coverage of both the basic features of the immune system and specific features observed in domestic animals. It also describes in detail the role the immune system plays in conferring disease resistance.
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Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes index.

1.The defense of the body -- 2.How inflammation is triggered -- 2.Neutrophils and their products -- 3.Macrophages and the later stages of inflammation -- 5.The complement system -- 6.Cell signalling: cytokines and their receptors -- 7.Antigens: triggers of acquired immunity -- 8.Dendritic cells and antigen processing -- 9.The major histocompatibility complex -- 10.Organs of the immune system -- 11.Lymphocyes -- 12.Helper T cells and their responses to antigen -- 13.B cells and their response to antigen -- 14.Antibodies: soluble antigen receptors -- 15.How antigen-binding receptors are made -- 16.T cell function and the destruction of cell-associated invaders -- 17.Regulation of acquired immunity -- 18.Immunity at body surfaces -- 19.Immunity at body surfaces -- 20.Vaccines and their production -- 21.The use of vaccines -- 22.Acquired immunity to bacteria and fungi -- 23.Acquired immunity to viruses -- 24.Acquired immunity to parasites -- 25.Type I hypersensitivity -- 26.Red cell antigens and type II hypersensitivity -- 27.Immune complexes and type III hypersensivity -- 28.Type IV hypersensitivity delayed hypersensitivity -- 29.Organ graft rejection -- 30.Resistance to tumors -- 31.Autoimmunity: general principles -- 32.Organ-specific autoimmune diseases -- 33.The systemic immunological diseases -- 34.Primary immunodeficiencies -- 35.Secondary immunological defects -- 36.Drugs and other agents that affect the immune system -- 37.The evolution of the immune system -- 38.Immunodiagnostic techniques.

This introductory textbook includes full coverage of both the basic features of the immune system and specific features observed in domestic animals. It also describes in detail the role the immune system plays in conferring disease resistance.

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