Tizard, Ian R. <br/><br/>
Veterinary immunology / 
Ian R. Tizard. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Elsevier,  c2013. 
 - xiii, 551 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 2009.  Text on inside cover.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The defense of the body -- Innate immunity : the recognition of invaders -- Innate immunity : proinflammatory and antimicrobial mediators -- Innate immunity : neutrophils and phagocytosis -- Innate immunity : macrophages and recovery from inflammation -- Systemic responses to inflammation -- Innate immunity : the complement system -- Cell signaling : cytokines and their receptors -- Antigens : triggers of adaptive immunity -- Dendritic cells and and antigen processing -- The major histocompatibility complex -- Organs of the immune system -- Lymphocytes -- Helper T cells and their response to antigen -- B cells and their response to antigen -- Antibodies : soluble antigen receptors -- How antigen-binding receptors are made -- T cell function and the destruction of cell-associated invaders -- The third lymphocyte population : natural killer cells -- Regulation of adaptive immunity -- Immunity in the fetus and newborn -- Immunity at body surfaces -- Vaccines and their production -- The use of vaccines -- Immunity to bacteria and fungi -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to parasites -- Type I hypersensitivity -- Red cell antigens and type II hypersensitivity -- Immune complexes and type III hypersensitivity -- Type IV hypersensitivity : delayed hypersensitivity -- Organ graft rejection -- Resistance to tumors -- Autoimmunity : general principles -- Organ-specific autoimmune diseases -- Systemic immunological diseases -- Primary immunodeficiencies -- Secondary immunological defects -- Drugs and other agents that affect the immune system -- Evolution of the immune system -- Immunodiagnostic techniques -- Appendices : 1. Annotated list of selected CD molecules ; 2. Some selected cytokines. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781455703623 (pbk.) :  £56.99 1455703621 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011039847 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101569820  DNLM 016077334  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Veterinary immunology.<br/>Veterinary immunology.<br/>Farming and Country Life.<br/>Veterinary medicine<br/>Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF757.2  / .T59 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.0896079 TIZ