Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals
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Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals

  1. 542 pages
  2. English
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Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals

About this book

Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals contains papers presented during a symposium at the University of Nottingham Easter School. The scholarly presentations provide a wealth of information on the field of reproductive immunology and indicate just how complex this field is and how many questions still remain to be answered. The book begins with reviews of the current status of the complexities and uncertainties of the cellular basis of the immune response and the structure and function of antibodies. This is followed by separate chapters on the assessment and interpretation of the phenomena surrounding autoimmune and isoimmune reactions to spermatozoa; advances in defining the distribution and degree of exposure of major histocompatibility antigens; the reproductive immunology of the mouse, horse, and sheep; and fetal and neonatal immunity. Subsequent chapters present studies of immunization of several species with either the hypothalamic hormone LH-RH, pituitary gonadotrophins, or ovarian steroids; and studies directed towards efforts to enhance animal production by either active or passive immunization of female farm animals against steroid hormones. This book will be a valuable reference text for those already involved in the field and a stimulus for others to enter this complex and fascinating area of research.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Immunological Aspects of Reproduction in Mammals
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. CHAPTER 1. THE CELLULAR BASIS OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE
  8. CHAPTER 2. THE STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS
  9. CHAPTER 3. FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF ANTIBODIES
  10. CHAPTER 4. IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION—AN OVERVIEW
  11. CHAPTER 5. IMMUNE RESPONSES TO SPERM: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
  12. CHAPTER 6. IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SPERM SELECTION AND TRANSPORT
  13. CHAPTER 7. DETECTION OF EARLY PREGNANCY USING IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS
  14. CHAPTER 8. IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN TROPHOBLAST
  15. CHAPTER 9. MECHANISMS OF NON-REJECTION OF THE FETO–PLACENTAL ALLOGRAFT
  16. CHAPTER 10. IMMUNOLOGICAL STUDIES ON PREGNANCY IN THE MOUSE
  17. CHAPTER 11. IMMUNOLOGICAL STUDIES ON FETO–MATERNAL RELATIONSHIPS IN EQUINE PREGNANCY
  18. CHAPTER 12. STUDIES OF STEROIDS AND PROTEINS IN RELATION TO THE IMMUNOLOGY OF PREGNANCY IN THE SHEEP
  19. CHAPTER 13. IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN PREGNANCY AND ITS DISORDERS
  20. CHAPTER 14. THE ACQUISITION OF IMMUNITY BY THE FETUS
  21. CHAPTER 15. THE ACQUISITION OF IMMUNITY BY THE NEONATE
  22. CHAPTER 16. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST SPERM AND SPERM AUTOANTIGENS
  23. CHAPTER 17. IMMUNOLOGICAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROPERTIES OF THE ZONA PELLUCIDA
  24. CHAPTER 18. FERTILITY CONTROL BY IMMUNIZATION AGAINST hCG
  25. CHAPTER 19. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST LH–RH IN THE MALE
  26. CHAPTER 20. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST LH–RH IN THE FEMALE
  27. CHAPTER 21. REVERSIBILITY OF THE EFFECTS OF ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST LH–RH
  28. CHAPTER 22. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST LH–RH: ELUCIDATION OF THE ROLE OF LH–RH IN CONTROLLING LH AND FSH SECRETION AND LH–RH RECEPTORS
  29. CHAPTER 23. EFFECTS OF IMMUNIZATION AGAINST GONADOTROPHINS ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS
  30. CHAPTER 24. EFFECTS OF IMMUNIZATION AGAINST STEROID HORMONES ON MALE ENDOCRINOLOGY
  31. CHAPTER 25. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST STEROID HORMONES FOR INCREASING FECUNDITY
  32. CHAPTER 26. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST STEROID HORMONES IN THE FEMALE
  33. CHAPTER 27. THE SYMPOSIUM IN PERSPECTIVE
  34. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  35. INDEX