Hamster Immune Responses in Infectious and Oncologic Diseases
Hamster Immune Responses in Infectious and Oncologic Diseases
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ISBN No.: 9781475704976
Pages: xii, 474
Year: 201212
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 158.12
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Section I Immune Responses in Vitro and in Vivo.- Hamster Lymphoid Cell Responses in Vitro.- Syrian Hamsters Express Polymorphism at an MHC Equivalent.- IgE-Dependent Release of Inflammatory Mediators from Hamster Mast Cells in Vitro.- Induction and Regulation of Contact Hypersensitivity in Syrian Hamsters.- Allergic Contact Dermatitis in the Hamster and Other Rodents.- Section II Molecular Immunology.- Immunochemical Characterization of Syrian Hamster Major Histocompatiblity Complex Homologues.


- Immunoglobulins on the Surfaces of Hamster Lymphocytes.- Comparative Immunology of Old World Hamsters -- Cricetinae.- Hemolytic Complement and Its Components in Syrian Hamsters: A Study of Five Strains Uninfected and Infected with Brugia Pahangi.- Isolation and Characterization of Hamster Alpha2 Macroglobulin.- Section III Effector Cells in Viral and Tumor Immunity.- Functional Analysis of Lymphoid Cell Subpopulations Involved in Rejection of Tumors Induced by Simian Virus 40.- Natural Cytotoxicity by Hamster Lymphoid Cells for Virus-Infected and Transformed Cells.- The Hamster Major Histocompatibility Complex and Alternate Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Anti-Viral Cytotoxic Activity in the Syrian Hamster.


- Natural Killer (NK) Cells in Hamsters and Their Modulation in Tumorigenesis.- Prevention of Primary Simian Adenovirus Type 7 (SA7) Tumors in Hamsters by Adoptive Transfer of Lymphoid Cells: Role of Different Cell Types.- Relationship between SV40-transformed Cell Susceptibility to Macrophage Killing and Tumor Induction in Rodents.- Section IV Pulmonary Immunology.- Immune Responses Related to the Hamster Lung.- Functional Heterogeneity of Alveolar Macrophages.- Anti-Viral Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Response in Hamsters with Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Infection.- Mechanisms of Inflammation in Lung Tissue.


- Section V Responses to Non-Viral Pathogens.- Immune Response of the Hamster to Experimental Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Disease.- Hemadsorption and Virulence of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae.- Experimental Filariasis in Hamsters; Immunological Aspects of Complex Host-Parasite Interactions.- Transmissible Ileal Hyperplasia.- LSH Hamster Model of Syphilitic Infection and Transfer of Resistance with Immune T Cells.- Section VI Responses to Viral Infections.- Experimental Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) in the Hamster.


- Enhanced Intrauterine Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Immunosuppressed Hamsters.- Susceptiblity to Fatal Pichinde Virus Infection in the Syrian Hamster.- Genetically Determined Resistance to Lethal Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Syrian Hamsters.- Defective Interfering Virus Particles and Their Biological Functions.- Section VII Infections with Unconventional Agents.- Effect of Vaccinia-Activated Macrophages on Scrapie Infection in Hamsters.- Use of the Golden Syrian Hamster in Study of Scrapie Virus.- Hamster Scrapie: Evidence for Alterations in Serotonin Metabolism.


- Determination of Scrapie Agent Titer from Incubation Period Measurements in Hamsters.- Toward Development of Assays for Scrapie-Specific Antibodies.- Section VIII Viral Oncogenesis and Immune Responses.- An Immune- and Hormone-dependent Phase During the Latency Period of SV40 Oncogenesis in Syrian Hamsters.- The Implications of the Different Tumor-Inducing Capacities of Adenovirus-2 and SV40-Transformed Hamster Cells.- Modifications of the Lymphoid B and T Cell Populations in Spleen and Thymus of Tumor-Bearing Hamsters.- C-Type Particles in Thymic Development: A Correlation with Thymus Function.- Summation.



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