1st Edition

Advances in Trematode Biology

Edited By Bernard Fried, Thaddeus K. Graczyk Copyright 1997
    476 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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.

    An Overview of the Biology of Trematodes, B. Fried
    Modes of Transmission of Trematode Infections and Their Control, M.A. Haseeb and B. Fried
    Excystation and Cultivation of Trematodes, S.W.B. Irwin
    Structure and Function of Trematode Alimentation, T. Fujino
    Reproductive Physiology and Behavior of Digenic Trematodes, P.M. Nollen
    Physiology and Biochemistry of Snail-Larval Trematode Relationships, S.N. Thompson
    Host Recognition by Trematode Miracidia and Cercariae, W. Haas and B. Haberl
    Specificity and Immunobiology of Larval Digenean-Snail Associations, C.M. Adema and E.S. Loker
    Proteases of Trematodes, J.P. Dalton and P.J. Brindley
    Biochemistry of Trematodes, A.G.M. Tielens
    Trematode Neurobiology, D.W. Halton, A.G. Maule, and C. Shaw
    Immunobiology of Trematodes in Vertebrate Hosts, T.K. Graczyk
    Molecular Biology of Trematodes: Approaches and Applications, D.J. Minchella, R. Sorensen, J. Curtis, and A. Bierberich

    Biography

    Bernard Fried, Thaddeus K. Graczyk