Paul-Pierre Pastoret / Philip Griebel / Hervé Bazin / André Govaerts (eds.)

Handbook of Vertebrate Immunology

Herausgeber: Pastoret, Paul-Pierre; Govaerts, André; Bazin, Hervé; Griebel, Philip

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unique book provides a comprehensive and comparative guide to the immune systems of major vertebrate species, including domestic and wild animals of veterinary or medical interest, fish and amphibia. Data in this essential reference work has been compiled by world-renowned editors and an international group of authors. For each species, the information is presented in a structured 'user-friendly' format allowing easy cross reference and comparison between the various species. This book will be considered the definitive reference work on vertebrate immunology and will be essential for scientists and professionals working in Immunology, Vaccinology or with Animal Models, for students of Veterinary or Human Medicine, Biology and researchers in Comparative Medicine and Physiology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Seitenzahl: 673
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 285mm x 217mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1777g
• ISBN-13: 9780125464017
• ISBN-10: 0125464010
• Artikelnr.: 22082511

Autorenporträt

Professor Pastoret is a former Director of the Institute for Animal Health and is now a consultant to the BBSRC on animal health issues. He is an internationally renowned researcher, specialising in viral diseases and in immunology and vaccination, and was closely involved in the development of effective strategies for rabies control in Europe.
Hervé Bazin is Professeur Extraordinaire at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Louvain, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

P.P. Pastoret
P. Griebel
H. Bazin
and A. Govaerts
Introduction. C. Press
Immunology of Fishes. J. Charlemagne and A. Tournefier
Immunology of Amphibians. J.M. Sharma
Avian Immunology. F.G.M. Kroese
Immunology of the Rat. R. Mage
Immunology of the Lagomorphs. P. Felsburg
Immunology of the Dog. H. Lutz
Immunology of the Cat. H. Tabel
Immunology of the Mustelidae. D.P. Lunn
D. Hannant
and D.W. Horohov
Immunology of Horses and Donkeys. M.D. Pescovitz
Immunology of the Pig. R. Hamers and S. Muyldermans
Immunology of Camels and Llamas. B. Goddeeris
Immunology of Cattle. P.J. Griebel
Sheep Immunology and Goat Peculiarities. S.D. Carter
Immunology of the Buffalo. M.P. Defresne
The Mouse Model. J.Y. Cesbron
V. Leblond
and N. Delhem
The SCID Mouse Mutant: Definition and Potential Uses as a Model for Immune Disorders. P. Gianello
M. Soares
D. Latinne
and H. Bazin
Xenotransplantation. Conclusions. Glossary. Index.