Introduction to Animal Parasitology

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Cambridge University Press, Nov 24, 1994 - Medical - 549 pages
The third edition of this basic textbook in parasitology has been entirely rewritten, incorporating the spectacular advances made in biological sciences within recent years. The author presents students and research workers with a broad multi-disciplined approach to the morphology, ultrastructure, speciation, life cycles, biochemistry, in vitro culture and immunology of parasites. Special attention is paid to those species used as models for teaching and research as well as the major human and animal parasites. The author introduces the basics of the subject for new students as well as bringing in more advanced topics of interest to senior students and researchers. The text is illustrated with a large number of figures, tables and up-to-date reference lists. The book will appeal to all students with an interest in parasitology as well as being of interest to research workers in the field.
 

Contents

Parasitism What is a parasite
1
12 Commensalism
2
14 Parasitism
3
References
8
Niches habitats and environments
10
general comments
11
24 Blood
17
Tissues and other
18
Hybridisation in
251
Digenea Strigeidae Diplostomatidae Paramphistomatidae
254
172 Paramphistomatidae
259
References
261
Physiology of trematodes
263
183 Energy metabolism
266
184 Protein metabolism
268
185 Lipid metabolism
269

26 Invertebrate habitats
19
References
20
Protozoa the amoebae
22
32 Infrastructure
24
33 Entamoebae of man and other animals
25
34 Other intestinal amoebae
31
Tissueinvading soil
32
Physiology of intestinal
37
References
40
Protozoa abbreviated classification
42
Flagellates intestinal and related forms
44
42 Trichomonads O 421 General account
45
43 Intestinal flagellates other than trichomonads
49
44 Physiology and biochemistry of intestinal flagellates
52
References
54
Haemoflagellates
57
53 Morphological stages of haemoflagellates
61
Family Trypanosomatidae
62
55 Genus Trypanosoma
63
56 Genus Leishmania
75
57 Physiology and biochemistry of haemoflagellates
80
References
84
Sporozoea gregarines and coccidia
88
62 Subclass 1 Gregarinia
89
63 Subclass 2 Coccidia
94
Tissue cystforming
99
References
106
Sporozoea Haemosporina malaria basic biology
109
the malarial organism
110
74 Ultrastructure
115
75 Genetics of Plasmodium
117
Biochemistry and
119
References
123
Sporozoea malaria in man and the animal kingdom
126
82 Bird malaria
133
83 Amphibian malaria
135
Sporozoea Haemosporina other than Plasmodia Piroplasmia
137
92 Subclass Piroplasmia
139
93 Family Theileriidae
142
Opalinata and Ciliophora
144
104 Phylum Ciliophora
148
References
154
Helminth parasites Platyhelminthes Monogenea
157
introduction Trematoda
158
112 Class Monogenea
159
References
172
Trematoda Aspidogastrea
175
References
176
Trematoda Digenea
178
132 Egg formation
184
133 Trematode life cycles
188
134 Classification
197
References
198
Digenea Bucephalidae Fasciolidae Opisthorchiidae Dicrocoeliidae
203
142 Family Fasciolidae
205
143 Family Opisthorchiidae
212
144 Family Dicrocoeliidae
214
References
216
Digenea Plagiorchiidae Echinostomatidae Heterophyidae Troglotrematidae
219
152 Family Echinostomatidae
221
153 Family Heterophyidae
228
154 Family Troglotrematidae
230
References
233
Digenea Schistosomatidae
236
Schistosoma mansoni
237
163 Other species attacking
243
164 Schistosomiasis as a world problem
245
Schistosomatium douthitti
246
166 Unisexual infections
250
186 Neurobiology
270
References
273
Cestoda Cestodaria
277
References
279
Eucestoda general account
281
202 General charactersitics
282
203 Life cycles
291
References
293
Eucestoda minor orders
296
References
300
Eucestoda Pseudophyllidea
302
223 Pseudophyllidea with progenetic plerocercoids
312
References
317
Eucestoda Cyclophyllidea
321
233 Family Taeniidae
326
234 Other Cydophyllidea
342
References
344
Physiology of cestodes
349
242 Chemical composition
351
Carbohydrate
353
244 Electron transport
359
246 Lipid metabolism
361
247 Neurobiology
362
References
364
Nematoda general account
368
Rhabditis maupasi
369
General morphology of
371
254 Reproduction
378
255 Body wall
383
256 General considerations of structure and function
385
Aphasmid Nematoda
388
262 Superfamily Dioctophymatoidea
395
Phasmid Nematoda Rhabditida Ascaridida and Oxyurida
397
272 Order Ascaridida
400
273 Order Oxyurida
407
References
409
Phasmid Nematoda Strongylida
412
282 Order Strongylida
415
References
420
Phasmid Nematoda Spirurida
423
292 Suborder Camallanina
432
293 Suborder Spirurina
434
Physiology of nematodes
438
302 Respiration
440
304 Krebs TCA cycle
444
305 Protein metabolism
445
306 Lipid metabolism
446
307 Nutrition
447
308 Neurobiology
448
Acanthocephala
451
312 General account
453
References
457
Immimoparasitology
460
322 Immunity in specific hostparasite systems
466
Vaccination and
483
References
486
In vitro cultivation of endoparasites general principles Protozoa
491
332 Intestinal protozoa
493
Blood and tissue
496
334 Other Sporozoea
500
In vitro cultivation of endoparasites helminths
503
343 Cestodes
509
344 Nematodes
517
345 Filarioidea
521
References
523
Author index
527
Subject index
534
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