Description
Book SynopsisDesigned to fill the current gap in resources for teaching veterinary immunology, Basic Veterinary Immunology offers a solid background in the essentials of immunology within the context of veterinary medicine. The book combines a clinical framework complete with real-world examples to integrate the theory and practice of veterinary medicine. Each chapter begins with a clinically relevant veterinary issue and then presents one aspect of basic immunology in the context of that issue. All chapters include learning objectives and a clinical correlation follow-up section that includes student considerations and a review of the possible explanations for the clinical presentation. Illustrated with 250 full-colour images and figures that will also be available as PowerPoint teaching aids, Basic Veterinary Immunology and related materials will be made available online to students, faculty, and clinical veterinarians in partnership with the Veterinary Information Network. This book will provide students with a good working knowledge of veterinary immunology that will serve them both in the completion of their curricula and in professional practice.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Overview: Mechanisms of DefenseChapter 2: Overview of the Innate Immune System Chapter 3: Innate Immune RecognitionChapter 4: The Complement SystemChapter 5: Acute InflammationChapter 6: Innate Cellular Effector MechanismsChapter 7: Cells and Organs of the Adaptive Immune SystemChapter 8: Antigens and Antigen ProcessingChapter 9: T-Lymphocyte DevelopmentChapter 10: T-Cell ActivationChapter 11: B-Cell DevelopmentChapter 12: B-Cell Activation and DifferentiationChapter 13: Adaptive Immune Responses to Infections and Immunological MemoryChapter 14: Fetal and Neonatal ImmunityChapter 15: VaccinationChapter 16: Immune Deficiencies and Immune-Mediated DiseasesChapter 17: Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Immunology
