| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 166 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Animal science, issues, and professions |
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Animal science, issues, and professions series.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cats -- Infections
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Uveitis.
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MEDICAL -- Veterinary Medicine -- Small Animal.
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Cats -- Infections
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Uveitis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
García, Rodrigo E. Moreno, editor
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Jiménez, Ruben G. Ruiz, editor
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| ISBN |
9781622570607 |
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162257060X |
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