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Description: |
xiii, 551 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 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. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This comprehensive resource on immunology for veterinary students and practitioners features a complete presentation of basic immunological principles with detailed information on the most significant immunological diseases and responses seen in domestic animals.--From publisher description. |