Investigative immunotoxicology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tryphonas, Helen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, [2005]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Structural and functional complexity of the immune system and its relationship to immunotoxicology
  • Ecoimmunotoxicology : state of the science
  • Bivalves as models for marine immunotoxicology
  • Approaches and models for the assessment of chemical-induced immunotoxicity in fish
  • Immunotoxicology in marine mammals
  • Amphibian models and approaches to immunotoxicology
  • Earthworms as ecosentinels for chemical-induced immunotoxicity
  • Reptiles : the research potential of an overlooked taxon in immunotoxicology
  • Immunotoxicology in terrestrial wildlife
  • Immune markers in ecotoxicology : a comparison across species
  • Are changes in the immune system predictive of clinical diseases
  • Developmental immunotoxicology in rodent species
  • Gut mucosal immunotoxicology in rodents
  • The use of Old World nonhuman primates as models for evaluating chemical-induced alterations of the immune system
  • Practical considerations for toxicologic pathology assessment of the immune system in rodents and nonhuman primates
  • Approaches to immunotoxicology in human population studies
  • Guinea pig, mouse and rat models for safety assessment of protein allergenicity
  • Hypersensitivity reactions : nonrodent animal models
  • Recent developments in allergic contact dermatitis
  • Predictive methods specific for human immune response
  • Chemical-induced animal models of human autoimmunity
  • Transgenic rodent models in immunotoxicology
  • Applications of genomics in immunotoxicology
  • Biomarkers of immunotoxic effects in the context of environmental risk assessment
  • Toxicological considerations : marking the connection between toxicologic and immunotoxicologic studies as these relate to human and ecosystem health
  • Approaches to immunotoxicity testing : the need for national and international harmonization/standardization of immunotoxicity methods
  • Approaches to the statistical analysis of immunotoxicologic data in support of risk assessment