Disease in Wild Animals: Investigation and Management

Disease in Wild Animals: Investigation and Management
by Gary A. Wobeser (Author)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 394 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 2nd ed. edition (April 12, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540489746

Book Description
Wildlife diseases have become increasingly important recently due to their effect upon human health, veterinary medicine, wildlife, and conservation biology.
Gary Wobeser's successful book from 1994 has been completely updated and enlarged in a new second edition. An in-depth overview of the available techniques for the investigation and management of disease in free-ranging animals is provided. The subjects are illustrated with examples drawn from around the world, with emphasis on the special requirements involved in working with wild animals. Techniques are assessed critically with regard to their efficacy and effectiveness. The book draws on the authors training as a wildlife biologist and veterinarian and his experience over four decades with wildlife disease.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crossroads of Microbes, Epithelium and Immune Systems

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crossroads of Microbes, Epithelium and Immune Systems
by Novartis Foundation (Author)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 238 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 14, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470090464

Book Description
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprises a group of idiopathic diseases of the intestine characterized by chronic inflammation of the bowel with periods of exacerbation and remission. Although the exact cause of IBD remains undetermined, the condition appears to be related to a combination of genetic and environmental factors resulting in an aberrant activation of the mucosal immune system. This book contains a series of interdisciplinary discussions between clinical and basic scientists focusing on key issues such as:
* Epithelial cell and molecular biology, including apoptosis, necrosis and cell survival
* The role of bacterial milieu and mucosal bacteria in the IBD and of prebiotic and probiotic therapy
* The progress towards the identification of susceptibility genes and phenotype-determining genes
* The pharmacogenetics of IBD
* Mucosal immunology and therapeutic strategies stemming therefrom

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