Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research [electronic resource] : Diseases
Abee, Christian R.
Mansfield, Keith.
Tardif, Suzette D.
Morris, Timothy.
Burlington : Elsevier Science,
2012.
The 2e of the gold standard text in the field, Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The Diseases volume provides thorough reviews of naturally occurring diseases of nonhuman primates, with a section on biomedical models reviewing contemporary nonhuman primate models of human diseases. Each chapter contains an extensive list of bibliographic references, photographs, and graphic illustrations to provide the reader with a thorough review of the subject.
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Front Cover; American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series; Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: Volume 2: Diseases; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reviewers; Contributors; Chapter 1 - Viral Diseases of Nonhuman Primates; INTRODUCTION; ENVELOPED DNA VIRUSES; NONENVELOPED DNA-CONTAINING VIRUSES; ENVELOPED RNA-CONTAINING VIRUSES; NONENVELOPED RNA-CONTAINING VIRUSES; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 - Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases of Nonhuman Primates; INTRODUCTION; BACTERIAL DISEASES; MYCOTIC DISEASES; REFERENCES; Chapter  - Tuberculosis Research using Nonhuman Primates
INTRODUCTIONHUMAN TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOBIOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASE: NATURAL HISTORY OF TUBERCULOSIS; PRIMATE MODELS OF TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MODEL; STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 PATHOGEN; SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESEARCH THAT BENEFIT FROM THE NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODEL OF TUBERCULOSIS; ALTERNATIVE ANIMAL MODELS, IN SILICO MODELS, AND IN VITRO SYSTEMS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 - Parasitic Diseases of Nonhuman Primates; INTRODUCTION; PROTOZOAN PARASITES; METAZOAN PARASITES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES
Chapter 5 - Nonhuman Primate Models for Human Malaria ResearchINTRODUCTION; HUMAN MALARIA; LIFE CYCLE OF PRIMATE MALARIA PARASITES; CLINICAL MALARIA AND PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS OF HUMAN MALARIA (BIOLOGY, DISEASE PATHOGENESIS, IMMUNITY, AND TESTING OF VACCINES OR DRUGS); SOME METHODS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF MALARIA BIOLOGY AND VACCINES; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Neoplasia and Proliferative Disorders of Nonhuman Primates; INTRODUCTION; CHARACTERIZATION OF NEOPLASIA; MECHANISMS OF CANCER DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM SPECIFIC NEOPLASIA; TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS; REFERENCES
Chapter 7 - Hematopoietic, Cardiovascular, Lymphoid and Mononuclear Phagocyte Systems of Nonhuman PrimatesINTRODUCTION; HEMATOLOGY; THE HEART AND VASCULATURE; LYMPHOID AND MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 - Nonhuman Primate Models of Atherosclerosis; INTRODUCTION; PATHOBIOLOGY OF HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ADVANTAGES OF A NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODEL; INTRODUCTION TO PRIMATE MODELS; NEW WORLD MONKEYS; OLD WORLD MONKEYS; SUMMARY ASSESSMENT; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - Respiratory System Diseases of Nonhuman Primates; INTRODUCTION
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONAPPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE; UPPER AIRWAY DISEASES; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; DISORDERS OF THE DIAPHRAGM, PLEURA, AND MEDIASTINUM; VIRAL DISEASES; BACTERIAL DISEASES AND AGENTS; MYCOTIC DISEASES; PROTOZOAN DISEASES; METAZOAN PARASITES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 10 - Urogenital System; Part A - Urinary System; INTRODUCTION; ANATOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT DISEASES; REFERENCES; Part B - Genital System: Female; INTRODUCTION; ANATOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASES OF THE NONPREGNANT FEMALE
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The 2e of the gold standard text in the field, Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The Diseases volume provides thorough reviews of naturally occurring diseases of nonhuman primates, with a section on biomedical models reviewing contemporary nonhuman primate models of human diseases. Each chapter contains an extensive list of bibliographic references, photographs, and graphic illustrations to provide the reader with a thorough review of the subject.
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