The dominant Vγ2Vδ2 T cell subset recognizes phosphoantigen and exists only in humans
and nonhuman primates. Despite the discovery of γδ T cells> 30 y ago, a proof-of-concept …

Key features Contains 28 updated tables designed as quick, easy-to-use references for New
and Old World species Provides over 100 photographs and illustrations, most now in color …

The current vaccine against tuberculosis, live attenuated Mycobacterium bovis BCG, has
variable efficacy, but development of an effective alternative is severely hampered by the …

Lassa virus (LASV), an arenavirus causing Lassa fever, is endemic to West Africa with up to
300,000 cases and between 5000 and 10,000 deaths per year. Rarely seen in the United …

Laboratory animals are still necessary in scientific investigation and vaccine testing, but
while novel methodological approaches are not available for their replacement, the search …

Multivariate radiation injury estimation algorithms were formulated for estimating severe
hematopoietic acute radiation syndrome (H‐ARS) injury (ie, response category three or …

Laboratory monkeys typically live long lives and thus experience repeated stressors such as
periods of isolation. But they also experience rewarding activities too, including socializing …

Background Although non-human primates are the closest animals to humans to simulate
physiological and metabolic responses, there is a paucity of primate hemorrhagic shock …

This book addresses the morphologic, quantitative, and generative aspects of the
erythrocytes of the rhesus monkey Macaca mulatta and the cynomolgus monkey Macaca …

Hydroxyurea induces production of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), a tetramer of α and γ globin
proteins and corresponding heme molecules, normally found in less than 1% of adult RBC …