Comparative Medicine Disorders Linking Humans with Their Animals /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jensen-Jarolim, Erika (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Human physiology.; Internal medicine.; Animal physiology.; Animal models in research.; Life Sciences.; Animal Models.; Animal Physiology.; Human Physiology.; Internal Medicine.; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science.

This book highlights the most significant diseases for humans and their dogs, cats and horses. The examples discussed, which include allergies, osteoporosis, cancer and many more, illustrate that humans and their companion animals may in fact develop similar diseases. The reader - whether expert or...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Diseases of the Nervous System (Josef Finsterer, Monika Bradl)
• 2.Diseases of the Circulatory System (Claudia Stöllberger, Ivo Volf)
• 3.Diseases of the Kidneys (Renate Kain, Maximilian Pagitz)
• 4.Diseases of the Gastrointestinal tract (Nicole Luckschander)
• 5.Diseases of the Lung (Karin Hufnagl, Franziska Roth-Walter)
• 6.Diseases of Skeleton and Bones (Wolfgang Sipos, Peter Pietschmann)
• 7.Diseases of Reproduction (Christine Aurich, Isabella Ellinger)
• 8.Diseases of the Endocrine System (Florian Zeugswetter)
• 9.Diseases of Stress (Lisa-Maria Glenk)
• 10.Diseases of Immunity (Franziska Roth-Walter, Erika Jensen-Jarolim)
• 11.Diseases of the Skin (tba)
• 12.Diseases of Viral infections (Reinhard Kirnbauer, Sabine Brandt, Edmund Hainisch)
• 13.Diseases of Bacterial Infections (Gerold Stanek).-14.Diseases of Protozoal infections (Julia Walochnik)
• 15.Diseases of Parasitic infections (Herbert Auer, Anja Joachim)
• 16.Principles of Animal Law in Medicinal Research (Regina Binder)
• 17.Ethics in Medical Research (Herwig Grimm).