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Mucosal Immunology, now in its fourth edition, is the only comprehensive reference covering the basic science and clinical manifestations of mucosal immunology. Most infectious agents enter the body through the various mucous membranes, and many common infections take place in or on mucous membranes, making this subject an area of singular importance in the field of immunology. This book contains new research data, exceptional illustrations, original theory, a new perspective, and excellent organization. It covers immune system topics, such as inductive and effector tissues and cells, and

Mucous membrane --- Immunology. --- Mucosa --- Mucosal tissue --- Tunica mucosa --- Epithelium --- Membranes (Biology)

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Mucosal Health in Aquaculture is an essential reference on mucosal health for the diverse aquaculture community. Rich in explanatory figures and schematics, the book includes important concepts such as structural and cellular composition of mucosal surfaces in fish and shellfish, known functional roles of molecular and cellular actors during pathogen invasion, impacts of nutrition on the mucosal barriers, impacts of chemical treatments on mucosal surfaces, mucosal vaccines and vaccination strategies, and more. The health of cultured aquaculture species is critical in establishing the sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry worldwide, and mucosal health is of particular interest to those working in aquaculture because mucosal surfaces (skin, gill, intestine, reproductive tissues) constitute the first line of defense against pathogen invasion. Mucosal Health in Aquaculture captures the latest research on mucosal barriers in aquaculture species and their impacts on nutrition and immunity to ensure sustainable aquaculture development. --

Aquatic animals --- Mucous membrane. --- Aquaculture. --- Physiology. --- Aquiculture --- Agriculture --- Mucosa --- Mucosal tissue --- Tunica mucosa --- Epithelium --- Membranes (Biology)

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Mucous membrane --- Intestinal mucosa. --- Amphibians --- Parasitic diseases. --- Communicable diseases --- Medical parasitology --- Amphibia --- Batrachia --- Herpetofauna --- Herpetozoa --- Herps --- Herptiles --- Vertebrates --- Herpetology --- Gastrointestinal mucosa --- Intestines --- Mucosa --- Mucosal tissue --- Tunica mucosa --- Epithelium --- Membranes (Biology) --- Immunology.

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Surprisingly what separates us from the open environment all around us sometimes is a single layer of epithelial cells. It is at these seemingly fragile sites that most pathogens, including HIV, influenza, emerging and biodefense agents, gain access to our inside milieu. While there are major similarities between the cells and the immune responses generated at the mucosal membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts together with the genitourinary tract, there are also important differences. Knowledge of these differences and similarities is required in order to understand the interactions between us, as the host, and the pathogens that attack through each tract, and how our immune system reacts to each of them. Whether we want to devise rational prophylactic or therapeutic vaccines or treatments to either prevent or treat mucosal infections we must acquire such knowledge. This is the rationale behind putting this book together. This book will provide the readers in the areas of vaccinology, virology, bacteriology, epidemiology, immunology and mucosal immunology within academia (undergraduate, graduate, post doctoral fellows and professors), as well as preclinical and clinical scientists in vaccine and drug industries a thorough appreciation of the mucosal immune system and its importance in protecting humans against mucosal pathogens.

Mucous membrane --- Pathogenic bacteria. --- Immunology. --- Bacteria, Pathogenic --- Disease germs --- Bacteria --- Pathogenic microorganisms --- Bacterial diseases --- Medical bacteriology --- Mucosa --- Mucosal tissue --- Tunica mucosa --- Epithelium --- Membranes (Biology) --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Medicine. --- Microbiology. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Medicine/Public Health, general. --- Biomedicine general. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Immunobiology --- Serology --- Health Workforce --- Infectious diseases. --- Biomedicine, general.