ABSTRACT

This book accompanies and complements the teaching of immunology within the veterinary curriculum. It covers large and small animals, and provides clear learning objectives focusing on immunological principles while applying them to the disease process and to clinical practice. The book is case based and illustrated throughout in color.

chapter 2|11 pages

Antigens and Antibodies

chapter 3|9 pages

The Complement System

chapter 4|10 pages

Serological Testing

chapter 5|16 pages

Cells and Tissues of the Immune System

chapter 6|7 pages

The Major Histocompatibility Complex

chapter 7|11 pages

Antigen Presentation and Cytokines

chapter 8|14 pages

The Biology of T Lymphocytes

chapter 9|10 pages

The Biology of B Lymphocytes

chapter 10|5 pages

Testing of Cellular Immune Function

chapter 11|8 pages

Immune Suppression

chapter 12|11 pages

Hypersensitivity Mechanisms

chapter 13|10 pages

The Immune Response to Infectious Agents

chapter 15|4 pages

Immunological Tolerance

chapter 16|11 pages

Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease

chapter 17|9 pages

Allergy

chapter 19|9 pages

Immunodeficiency

chapter 20|11 pages

Vaccination

chapter 21|12 pages

Immunotherapy

chapter 22|24 pages

Case Studies in Clinical Immunology