The Immunology of the Dog is the first readily available, single-source, comprehensive review of the canine immune system. The book discusses all immunologic aspects of diseases of the dog and relates recent basic science to important clinical issues. Sections cover the evolution and domestication of the dog, provide detailed information on immunity to infectious diseases, canine allergic diseases, the top canine autoimmune diseases, and canine immunodeficiencies. This book offers professionals in veterinary research and practice complete information on all aspects of canine immunology in one essential resource.
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Table of Contents
1. The Evolution and Domestication of the Dog
2. Ontogeny, Reproduction and Lactation
3. Canine Innate Immunity
4. Canine Hematology and Blood Groups
5. The Acute Phase Response and Sickness Behavior in Dogs
6. Canine Cytokines
7. Canine Macrophages, Dendritic Cells, and Antigen-processing
8. The Canine Lymphoid System
9. The Canine MHC: The DLA System
10. Innate Lymphoid Cells
11. B cells and Immunoglobulins
12. T cells and Cell-mediated Immunity
13. Canine Vaccines
14. Antiviral Immunity
15. Immunity to Parasites
16. Canine Immediate Hypersensitivity
17. Canine Allergic diseases
Anaphylaxis
18. Canine Allergic diseases
Atopic Dermatitis
19. Canine Allografts
20. Tumor Immunotherapy
21. Canine Autoinflammation
22. Canine Organ-specific Autoimmunity
23. Canine Inflammatory Diseases
24. Primary Immunodeficiencies
25. Secondary Immunodeficiencies
26. The Canine Microbiota and Dysbiosis
Authors
Ian R. Tizard University Distinguished Professor of Immunology Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.Ian R. Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 11th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines.
