Advances in Trematode Biology / Edition 1

by Bernard Fried, Thaddeus K. Graczyk

Overview

Trematodology - the study of a class of medically important parasitic, flat-bodied worms - has made significant advances over the past ten years. The tremendous amount of information accumulated from research discoveries and technical developments related to trematode biology makes this book a timely and necessary part of the literature. Advances in Trematode Biology presents a thorough treatment of modern trematodology, including principles and practices. With coverage of background material as well as modern methods, Advances in Trematode Biology updates researchers, practitioners, and students with new information in immunology, biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology.

Advances in Trematode Biology includes practical information on parasitological techniques, emphasizing species of medical and veterinary importance - a key reference for parasitologists, biologists, medical, and veterinary personnel. The excellent presentation of material, including well-organized tables and chapters, make Advances in Trematode Biology easy to use both as a textbook and as a reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849326455
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/10/1997
Pages:	476
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bernard Fried, Thaddeus K. Graczyk

Table of Contents

An Overview of the Biology of Trematodes, B. FriedModes of Transmission of Trematode Infections and Their Control, M.A. Haseeb and B. FriedExcystation and Cultivation of Trematodes, S.W.B. IrwinStructure and Function of Trematode Alimentation, T. FujinoReproductive Physiology and Behavior of Digenic Trematodes, P.M. NollenPhysiology and Biochemistry of Snail-Larval Trematode Relationships, S.N. ThompsonHost Recognition by Trematode Miracidia and Cercariae, W. Haas and B. HaberlSpecificity and Immunobiology of Larval Digenean-Snail Associations, C.M. Adema and E.S. LokerProteases of Trematodes, J.P. Dalton and P.J. BrindleyBiochemistry of Trematodes, A.G.M. TielensTrematode Neurobiology, D.W. Halton, A.G. Maule, and C. ShawImmunobiology of Trematodes in Vertebrate Hosts, T.K. GraczykMolecular Biology of Trematodes: Approaches and Applications, D.J. Minchella, R. Sorensen, J. Curtis, and A. Bierberich

Editorial Reviews

Advances in the biology are fortunately not the same as improvement in the health of the parasitic flatworms that medical, veterinary, wildlife, and academic parasitologist try to get rid of, and experimental biologists sometimes use in research. The 13 selected topics are discussed in chapters following the same format: introduction, information on schistosomes and other digeneans, the significance to modern parasitology and biology, and selected protocols whenever feasible. Among the topics are modes of transmission of infection and their control, the structure and function of the alimentary tract, proteases of trematodes, host recognition by miracidia and cercariae, and the immunobiology in vertebrate hosts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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