Veterinary immunology : principles and practice - Day, Michael J., 1960-; Schultz, Ronald D. (London : Manson Pub., 2011)
Overview of the immune system: innate and adaptive immunity and the inflammatory response -- Antigens and antibodies -- Complement system -- Serological testing -- Cells and tissues of the immune system -- Major histocompability complex -- Antigen presentation and cytokines -- Biology of T lymphocytes -- Biology of B lymphocytes -- Testing of cellular immune function -- Immune suppression -- Hypersensitivity mechanisms -- Immune response to infectious agents -- Cancer immunology and immune system neoplasia -- Immunological tolerance -- Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease -- Allergy -- Immune system ontogeny and neonatal immunology -- Immunodeficiency -- Vaccination -- Immunotherapy -- Case studies in clinical immunology
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Animal Diseases -- immunology -- Case Reports; Immune System Diseases -- immunology -- Case Reports; Veterinary immunology