Gorilla pathology and health : with a catalogue of preserved materials / John E. Cooper ; Gordon Hull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, John E., author.

Contributor:

Hull, Gordon.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

SCHAEFER, MICHAEL K. FUND.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gorilla--Diseases.

Gorilla.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Front Cover; Gorilla Pathology and Health; Copyright Page; Dedication; Quotations; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; About the Contributors; List of Abbreviations; I. Gorilla Pathology and Health; 1 The Genus Gorilla

Morphology, Anatomy and the Path to Pathology; Introduction; Primate and Comparative Anatomy; The Current Status of Anatomy; Terminology; Conclusions; 2 The Growth of Studies on Primate Pathology; Introduction

The Growth of Pathology; Studies on the Pathology of Primates; African Studies; The Importance of Comparative Pathology

Primates in Biomedical ResearchStudies on Microscopic Anatomy and Cellular Pathology; The Continuing Relevance of Studies on Pathology; The Advantages and Dangers of Extrapolation; Access to Data; The Relevance of Pathology to Health; 3 Infectious Disease and Host Responses; Introduction; Disease and Death in Gorillas; The Aetiology of Disease; What Is 'Pathology'?; Understanding Host Responses

A Comparative Approach; Endogenous Factors Influencing Host Responses; Discussion of Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases; Infectious Conditions; Bacteria; Viruses; Retroviruses; Filoviruses

PoxvirusesParasites (By Ian Redmond); Microbiota, Microbiome and Normal Flora; Emerging Diseases; 4 Noninfectious Disease and Host Responses; Introduction

Noninfectious Conditions; Trauma

Causes and Pathogenesis; Specific Responses

Trauma; Fighting; Infected Wounds; Attacks on Humans; Wounds

General; Ageing of Wounds; Healing and Regeneration; Sepsis; Snares; Firearms, Exposure to Blasts, Explosions and Unexploded Ordnance; Predation; Exposure to Temperature Changes; Stress and Stressors; 5 Methods of Investigation

Observation, Clinical Examination and Health Monitoring

IntroductionSurveillance of Syndromes; Clinical Work With Gorillas; The Importance of Observation; Indicators of Ill Health; Restraint and Handling; Clinical Examination; Anaesthesia; Medical and Surgical Treatment; The Importance of Multidisciplinary Collaboration; Health Monitoring of Gorillas; Why Is Health Monitoring Important?; Health Monitoring Techniques; Some Conclusions; 6 Methods of Investigation

Postmortem Examination; Introduction; The Nature and Role of the Postmortem Examination; Before Embarking on a Necropsy; Personnel and Training; Interdisciplinary Studies

Access to Material for Postmortem ExaminationPostmortem Procedures; Equipment; Recording of Findings; Performance; External Examination and Sampling; Internal Examination and Sampling; Description of Lesions; Forensic Postmortem Examinations; Postmortem Changes and Determination of Time of Death/PMI; Causes of Death Diagnosis; 7 Methods of Investigation

Sampling and Laboratory Tests; Introduction; Sampling; Methods; Swabs; Saliva; Faeces; Hair; Urine; DNA and Other Molecular Techniques; Blood; Biochemistry; Cytology; Biopsies; Histology; Reading of Slides; Microbiology; Serology

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed January 16, 2017).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the SCHAEFER, MICHAEL K. FUND.

ISBN:

9780128020852

0128020857

Publisher Number:

99970666697

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Restricted for use by site license.