Veterinary immunology

The only complete resource on immunology for veterinary students and practitioners, Veterinary Immunology: An Introduction features a straightforward presentation of basic immunologic principles with comprehensive information on the most significant immunological diseases and responses seen in domestic animals. This meticulously updated new edition explores the latest advances in the field and provides a wealth of clinical examples that illustrate and clarify important concepts. Comprehensive coverage of vaccines and vaccine usage, allergies and allergic diseases, and autoimmunity and immunod.

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 ty…