The Immunology of the Cat
eBook - ePub

The Immunology of the Cat

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Immunology of the Cat

About this book

The Immunology of the Cat makes available the first single-source, comprehensive review of the feline immune system, reporting on all immunologic aspects of diseases of the cat and its relatives and relating recent basic science to important clinical issues. The book opens with the evolution, domestication, and development of the cat then provides detailed information on immunity to infectious diseases, feline allergic diseases, the top feline autoimmune diseases, and feline immunodeficiencies. Content examines feline vaccines, hypersensitivity, cancer, nutrition, and the aged cat. Professionals in veterinary research and practice will appreciate complete information on all aspects of feline immunology in one essential resource. - Introduces the first comprehensive review of feline immunology - Links recent basic science to important clinical issues - Provides detailed and current information in one resource

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9780443291791
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Immunology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. List of Tables
  10. Chapter 1 : The evolution and domestication of the cat
  11. Chapter 2 : Feline ontogeny, reproduction, and lactation
  12. Chapter 3 : Innate immunity in cats
  13. Chapter 4 : Feline leukocytes and erythrocytes
  14. Chapter 5 : The feline sickness response
  15. Chapter 6 : Feline cytokines, chemokines, and interferons
  16. Chapter 7 : Feline antigen presenting cells: Dendritic cells and macrophages
  17. Chapter 8 : The feline lymphoid system
  18. Chapter 9 : The feline major histocompatibility complex
  19. Chapter 10 : Feline innate lymphoid cells
  20. Chapter 11 : Feline humoral immunity
  21. Chapter 12 : Feline T-cells and cell-mediated immunity
  22. Chapter 13 : Immunity on feline body surfaces
  23. Chapter 14 : The feline microbiota and dysbiosis
  24. Chapter 15 : Feline vaccines
  25. Chapter 16 : Selected feline infectious diseases
  26. Chapter 17 : Immunity to selected feline parasites
  27. Chapter 18 : Feline anaphylaxis and allergic diseases
  28. Chapter 19 : Feline eosinophilic diseases
  29. Chapter 20 : Feline hypersensitivity diseases
  30. Chapter 21 : Cancer immunology and immunotherapy
  31. Chapter 22 : Feline inflammatory diseases
  32. Chapter 23 : Feline autoimmune diseases
  33. Chapter 24 : Feline immunodeficiency diseases
  34. Chapter 25 : Nutrition and the feline immune system
  35. Chapter 26 : Immunity in the geriatric cat
  36. Abbreviations
  37. Index
  38. A

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