The immunology of the cat /

The Immunology of the Cat makes available the first single-source, comprehensive review of the feline immune system, reporting on all immunologic aspects of diseases of the cat and its relatives and relating recent basic science to important clinical issues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tizard, Ian R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • The evolution and domestication of the cat
  • Feline ontogeny, reproduction, and lactation
  • Innate immunity in cats
  • Feline leukocytes and erythrocytes
  • The feline sickness response
  • Feline cytokines, chemokines, and interferons
  • Feline antigen presenting cells : dentritic cells and macrophages
  • The feline lymphoid system
  • The feline major histocompatibility complex
  • Feline innate lymphoid cells
  • Feline humoral immunity
  • Feline T-cells and cell-mediated immunity
  • Immunity on feline body surfaces
  • The feline microbiota and dysbiosis
  • Feline vaccines
  • Selected feline infectious diseases
  • Immunity to selected feline parasites
  • Feline anaphylaxis and allergic diseases
  • Feline eosinophilic diseases
  • Feline hypersensitivity diseases
  • Cancer immunology and immunotherapy
  • Feline inflammatory diseases
  • Feline autoimmune diseases
  • Feline immunodeficiency diseases
  • Nutrition and the feline immune system
  • Immunity in the geriatric cat.