Cytokines in Animal Health and Disease

This useful reference offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of cytokine biology in veterinary and agricultural species - describing the role of cytokines in physiological and pathological processes as well as recent advances and new information on the function of cytokines in reproduction, detoxification of xenobiotics, and growth modulation.
Discussing the approaches to and pitfalls of studying cytokines in animals, Cytokines in Animal Health and Disease presents the biology of interleukin-1, interleukin-2, interleukin-6, the interferons, and tumor necrosis factor ... supplies the latest information on the treatment and pathogenesis of diseases, including respiratory, intestinal, and feline retroviral diseases and mastitis ... explains the modulatory effects of veterinary drugs on cytokine production in vivo ... examines the current status of genetic and physical mapping of cytokine genes ... explores future directions for cytokine research in food and companion animals ... and much more.
With over 2000 bibliographic citations, Cytokines in Animal Health and Disease is an indispensable resource for animal scientists and researchers, veterinarians, immunologists, pathologists, microbiologists, virologists, physiologists, toxicologists, industrial pharmacologists, and graduate students in these disciplines.