Veterinary Immunology

The defence of the body; the invaders of the body; the trapping of foreign material; macrophages - the second phagocytic cell population; inflammation; MHC - the antigen-presenting receptors; antigen processing; the organs of the immune system; lymphocytes; helpter T cells and their response to antigen; B cells and their response to antigen; cytokines and the immune system; antibodies - soluble forms of BCR; the antigen-binding sites and their genetics; T cell function and the destruction of cell-associated antigen; the complement system; regulation of the immune response; serology - the detection and measurement of antibodies; immunity in the foetus and newborn; immunity at body surfaces; vaccination and vaccines; resistance to bacteria; resistance to viruses; immunity to parasites; resistance to tumours; type I hypersensitivity; red cell antigens and type II hypersensitivity; immune complexes and type III hypersensitivity; type IV hypersensitivity - delayed hypersensitivity; type IV hypersensitivity - graft rejection; autoimmunity - general principles; organ-specific autoimmune diseases; the systemic immunological diseases; primary immunological defects; drugs and other agents that affect the immue system; the evolution of the immune system.