Introduction to Veterinary Immunology

General features of the immune responses; antigens and antigenicity; destruction of foreign material - the myeloid system; mactophages and antigen processing; the major histocompatibility complex; the tissues of the immune system; lymphocytes; the helper T cell response; lymphokines and cytokines; antibodies; the genetic basis of antigen recognition; the cellular basis of antibody formation; the complement system; effector T cell function; tissue transplantation; resistance to tumours; tolerance and regulation of the immune system; serology - the detection and measurement of antibodies; immunity at body surfaces; immunity in the fetus and newborn; general principles of vaccination and vaccines; resistance to bacteria and related organisms; resistance to viruses; immunity to parasites; inflammation; type 1 hypersensitivity; erythrocyte antigens adn type 2 hypersensitivity; type 3 hypersensitivity; cell-mediated (type 4) hypersensitivity; autoimmunity - general principles; organ-specific autoimmune diseases; the systemic immunological diseases; primary immune deficiencies; secondary immunological defects; drugs that affect the immune system; the phylogeny of the immune system.