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Felines : behavior, classification, and diseases /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2012]
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| Colección: | Animal science, issues, and professions series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FELINES ; FELINES ; Contents; Preface; An Update on the Use of Type I Interferon for Treating Feline Retrovirosis; Abstract; Introduction; Genomic Characteristics of Feline Retroviruses; Transmission; Pathogenesis; Clinical Signs; Vaccines; Treatment; Immune Modulators; In Vivo Studies with Type I Interferons; In Vitro Studies on the Effect of Type I Interferons; Molecular Mechanisms for the Induction of Type I Interferon; Direct Effects of Type I Interferons at the Molecular Level: ISREs; Antitumor Activity of Type I Interferon; Conclusion; Conflict of Interest Statement; Acknowledgements.
- Emerging Tick-Borne Protozoal Diseases
- Part 2: Feline Hepatozoonosis and the "Resurrection" of Hepatozoon felis1. Introduction; 2. Feline Hepatozoons: Morphology and Life Cycle; 3. Feline Hepatozoons: Pathology; 4. New Advances in the Diagnosis of Feline Hepatozoons; 5. Epizootiology of Feline Hepatozoonosis; 6. Notes on Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Hepatozoon Species of Felines: "The Resurrection" of Hepatozoon Felis; 7. Control and Preventive Measures against Feline Hepatozoonosis; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.
- The Role of Cats in Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Spain ReviewAbstract; Introduction; 2. Seroprevalence Studies of Toxoplasma gondii in Felids in Spain; 2.1. Domestic Cat (Felis silvestris catus); 2.2. Importance of the Lifestyle of Cats; 2.3. Wild Felids; 2.3.1. Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus); 2.3.2. European Wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris); 3. Seroprevalence Studies of Toxoplasma gondii in Non-Feline Carnivores from Spain; 3.1. Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris); 3.2. Non-Feline Wild Carnivores; 3.2.1. Non-Feline Wild Carnivore Mammals; 3.2.2. Carnivore/Scavenger Wild Birds.
- 4. Presence of Cats as Risk Factor on T. gondiiSeroprevalence in Domestic Species in Spain; 4.1. Domestic Pig; 4.2. Small Ruminants; 4.3. Equids; 5. Aquatic Environment; 6. Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Women in Spain; Conclusion; Ackowledgements; References; Feline Uveitis: Therapeutic Effect of Melatonin; Abstract; Abbreviations; Feline Uveitis; Current Therapy for Feline Uveitis; Experimental Models of Feline Uveitis; NO and Uveitis; Ocular Functions of Melatonin; Melatonin As a RetinalAntioxidant; Melatonin and the Retinal Nitridergic Pathway; Melatonin as a Therapeutic Resource.