Veterinary immunology : principles and practice /: principles and practice. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael J. Day in collaboration with Ronald D. Schultz.
• Other Names: Day, Michael J, 1960-; Schultz, Ronald D
• Contents: An Overview of the Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunity and the Inflammatory Response; Introduction; History of immunology; The immune system: an overview; The evolution of the immune system; Key points; Antigens and Antibodies; Introduction; Antigens; Antibodies; Immunoglobulin classes; Antigen–antibody interaction; Key points; The Complement System ; Introduction; The classical and lectin pathways; The alternative pathway; The terminal pathway; Biological consequences of complementactivation; Tests of complement function; Key points; Serological Testing; Introduction; Serological tests; Key points; Cells and Tissues of the Immune System; Introduction; Primary lymphoid tissue; Secondary lymphoid tissue; Lymphocytes; Distinguishing between immune cells; Lymphocyte recirculation; The common mucosal system; Key points; The Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Introduction; Graft rejection; Major histocompatibility antigens; The major histocompatibility complex; The inheritance of MHC; MHC disease associations; Other applications of tissue typing; Key points; Antigen Presentation and Cytokines; Introduction; Antigen presenting cells; Antigen uptake; Antigen processing and presentation; Antigen presentation by CD1; Antigen presentation by B cells andnonprofessional APCs; Cytokines; Key points; The Biology of T Lymphocytes; Introduction; The T-cell receptor; T-cell development and maturation; T-cell activation; The role of CD4+ T lymphocytes; Cytotoxicity; Memory cells; Lymphocytes; Natural killer T cells; Key points; The Biology of B Lymphocytes ; Introduction; Antigen recognition by B cells; Development and maturation of B lymphocytes; Activation of the B lymphocyte; B-cell receptor diversity; The immunoglobulin class switch; Affinity maturation; Kinetics of the humoral immune response; B1 and B2 lymphocytes; Memory B lymphocytes; Monoclonal antibodies; Key points; Testing of Cellular Immune Function; Introduction; Lymphocyte stimulation tests; Tests of cytotoxic function; Tests of phagocytic cell function; Key points; Immune Suppression; Introduction; Antigen usage; Antibody-mediated suppression; The neuroendocrine–immunological loop; Regulatory (suppressor) T lymphocytes; Key points; Hypersensitivity Mechanisms ; Introduction; The Gell and Coombs classification of hypersensitivity; Type I hypersensitivity; Type II hypersensitivity; Type III hypersensitivity; Type IV hypersensitivity; Key points; The Immune Response to Infectious Agents; Introduction; The immune response to viral infection; The immune response to bacterial infection; The immune response to helminth infection; The immune response to protozoal infection; The immune response to fungal infection; Key points; Cancer Immunology and Immune System Neoplasia ; Introduction; Tumour antigens; The antitumour immune response; Immunotherapy to enhance the antitumour; immune response; Tumours of the immune system; Key points; Immunological Tolerance; Introduction; Neonatal tolerance; Adult tolerance; Oral tolerance; Oral tolerance as immunotherapy; Self-tolerance; Key points; Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease; Introduction; Autoimmune disease; The genetic basis for autoimmunity; Age susceptibility to autoimmune disease; Hormonal influence on autoimmunity; Primary versus secondary autoimmune disease; Immunodiagnostic tests for autoimmunity; Key points; Allergy ; Introduction; Factors predisposing to allergic disease; The hygiene hypothesis; Allergic diseases in animals; Diagnosis of allergic disease; Key points; Immune System Ontogeny and Neonatal Immunology; Introduction; Immune system ontogeny; Passive transfer of maternal immune protection; Neonatal vaccination; Failure of passive transfer; Primary immunodeficiency; Neonatal isoerythrolysis; Early life immune development; Immunodeficiency ; Introduction; Primary immunodeficiency; Secondary immunodeficiency; Key points; Vaccination; Introduction; Passive immunization; Active immunization; Types of vaccine; Future vaccine developments; Basic principles of vaccination; Adverse consequences of vaccination; Key points; Immunotherapy ; Introduction; Immunosuppressive agents; Immunostimulatory agents; Allergen-specific immunotherapy; Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy; Recombinant cytokine therapy; Cytokine gene therapy; Monoclonal antibody therapy; Antigen-specific immunotherapy; Parasite therapy; Gene therapy; Stem cell therapy; Adjunct immunotherapy; Key points; Case Studies in Clinical Immunology; Introduction; The basis of immune-mediated disease; How common is immune-mediated disease?; Immunodiagnosis; Case 1. Canine immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia; Case 2. Canine immune-mediated thrombocytopenia; Case 3. Canine systemic lupus erythematosus; Case 4. Feline blood transfusion; Case 5. Feline multiple myeloma; Case 6. Equine purpura haemorrhagica; Case 7. Bovine thymic lymphoma; Case 8. Canine atopic dermatitis; Case 9. Equine severe combined immunodeficienc; Case 10. Canine lymphocytic thyroiditis; Case 11. Canine immune-mediated polyarthritis; Case 12. Canine drug reaction; Case 13. Canine trapped neutrophil syndrome; Case 14. Feline lymphoid leukaemia; Case 15. Equine neonatal isoerythrolysis; Index; ;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 636.0896079; Veterinary immunology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482261356; 1482261359
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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