General Veterinary Pathology

C. Balachandran (Author), N. Pazhanivel (Author)

9789358872910

Hardback, published 30 September 2024

160 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.35 kg

• 1. Introduction and scope of veterinary pathology
• 2. Brief outline of major intrinsic and extrinsic causes of disease
• 3. Haemodynamic disorders hyperaemia, congestion, haemorrhage, oedema , thrombosis, embolism, infarction and shock.
• 4. Acute cellular swelling and its variants. Glycogen overload and fatty change. Heat shock proteins and lysosomal storage diseases
• 5. Causes and mechanism of reversible and irreversible cell injury necrosis and its types, apoptosis
• 6. post-mortem autolysis and necrosis. Gangrene
• 7. Major exogenous and endogenous pigments
• 8. Metastatic and dystrophic calcification
• 9. Photosensitization
• 10. Disturbances in growth (Aplasia, hypoplasia, atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, metaplasia and dysplasia)
• 11. Inflammation: Definitions, classification, various cell types] and their functions, mediators, cardinal signs and systemic effects
• 12. Wound healing by primary and secondary intention including growth factors
• 13. Immunopathology in brief (immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity and autoimmune disease).