Overview

Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases world-wide. This book focuses on host natural resistance and innate immunity against Brucella infection. The impact of Johne's disease, a chronic, granulomatous enteritis of ruminants and some wild-type species is examined as well. In addition, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of DNA vaccines are addressed in this book, as well as the optimisation strategies that are currently pursued to harness the therapeutic and commercial advantages of DNA vaccination. Moreover, immune responses may substantially differ between conventional laboratory antigens and microbial ones. This book focuses on the experimental pulmonary tuberculosis as a convenient in vivo model to study the disease, providing important advantages over other models. Other chapters examine the defence mechanisms of several flatfish species, which is a main priority to prevent economic losses. The role of the intestine in the immune response in all vertebrates is examined as well, including its cellular components.

Full Product Details

Author:   Leon Neumann ,  Sophie Meier
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9781608763429

ISBN 10:   1608763420
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   18 May 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

Table of Contents

Preface; Mucosal Intestinal Immunity & Response to Parasite Infections in Ectothermic Vertebrates; Unraveling the Genetics of Bovine Johne's Disease: Lessons Learned from Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Characterisation of Flatfish Mx Proteins; Advances in DNA Vaccination: Design, Immunology & Manufacturing; Natural Resistance & Innate Immunity in Brucellosis; Experimental Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Immune Inhibitory Signals: A Potential Role for PD1-PD1-Ligand Interplay; Psychoneuroimmunology of Social Factors in Rodents & Other Animals; Neuroimmunology Research in Non-Human Primates; Index.

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions