Clinical Immunology of the Dog and Cat, Second Edition.
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Michael J Day
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed (Online-ausg.)
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Taylor and Francis
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
((450 Seiten)).
SERIES
Series Title
EBL-Schweitzer
CONTENTS NOTE
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Glossary. Basic Immunology. Immunopathological Mechanisms. The Basis of Immune-Mediated Disease. Immune-Mediated Haematological Disease. Immune-Mediated Skin Disease. Immune-Mediated Musculoskeletal and Neurological Disease. Immune-Mediated Alimentary Disease. Immune-Mediated Respiratory and Cardiac Disease. Immune-Mediated Endocrine Disease. Immune-Mediated Renal and Reproductive Disease. Immune-Mediated Ocular Disease. Immunodeficiency Disease. Immune System Neoplasia. Multisystem and Intercurrent Immune-Mediated Disease. Disease, of the Lymphoid Tissue. Immunotherapy. Vaccination. Further reading.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface (First Edition); Preface (Second Edition); Contributors; Abbreviations; Key to Symbols; Chapter 1. Basic Immunology; Introduction; The immune system: an overview; Antigens; Antibodies (immunoglobulins); Antigen-antibody interactions; Complement; Cells of the immune system; Tissues of the immune system; Lymphocyte recirculation; The major histocompatibility complex; Cytokines; T lymphocytes; B lymphocytes; Antigen presentation; T lymphocyte activation; B lymphocyte activation; Cytotoxicity; Immunoregulation; Immunological memory; Immunological tolerance.Age-related changes in the immune systemFurther reading; Chapter 2. Immunopathological Mechanisms; Introduction; Type I hypersensitivity; Type II hypersensitivity; Type III hypersensitivity; Type IV hypersensitivity; Superantigens; Amyloidosis; Further reading; Chapter 3. The Basis of Immune-Mediated Disease; The spectrum and interrelationship of immune-mediated disease; Immunological mechanisms underlying; Immunological mechanisms underlying allergic disease; Genetic defects underlying immunodeficiency disease; The induction of lymphoid neoplasia.Major histocompatibility complex and other genetic associations with immune-mediated diseaseFurther reading; Chapter 4. Immune-Mediated Haematological Disease; Introduction; Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia in the dog; Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia in the cat; Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia in the dog; Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia in the cat; Cold agglutinin disease; Immune-mediated neutropenia in the dog; Feline blood group antigens; Canine blood group antigens; Blood transfusion reactions; Blood transfusion protocol; Neonatal isoerythrolysis; Further reading.Chapter 5. Immune-Mediated Skin DiseaseIntroduction; Cutaneous disease caused by type I hypersensitivity; Contact hypersensitivity; Cutaneous vasculitis; Pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid; Cutaneous lupus erythematosus; Dermatomyositis; Dermatouveitis; Erythema multiforme and toxic epidermal necrolysis; Sebaceous adenitis; Alopecia areata; Pseudopelade; Canine granulomatous mural folliculitis; Plasma cell pododermatitis; Feline atrophic auricular polychondritis; Further reading; Chapter 6. Immune-Mediated Musculoskeletal and Neurological Disease; Introduction; Immune-mediated polyarthritis.MyositisMyasthenia gravis; Polyneuritis; Degenerative myelopathy of German Shepherd Dogs; Granulomatous meningoencephalitis; Necrotizing meningoencephalitis; Necrotizing leukoencephalitis; Greyhound meningoencephalitis; Polyarteritis nodosa; Steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis; Further reading; Chapter 7. Immune-Mediated Alimentary Disease; Gastrointestinal immunology; Immune-mediated gastrointestinal disease; Immune-mediated hepatic disease; Immune-mediated disease of the exocrine pancreas; Further reading; Chapter 8. Immune-Mediated Respiratory and Cardiac Disease.The respiratory immune system.