Main description:

First published in 1988, Vertebrate Blood Cells provided a comprehensive review of our knowledge of the structure and function of vertebrate blood cells. This was the first book to attempt to draw together such a guide, and this volume was essential reading for this subject. The book consists of six chapters on general evolutionary aspects, fish, amphibian, reptilian, avian and mammalian haematology written by experts in his/her field. Of particular importance is the standardized format used from chapter to chapter which allows the reader to compare the information available on a particular aspect from one group of animals to another. The book should be of interest to immunologists, haematologists and general biologists as well as undergraduate students of zoology, cell biology, microbiology and veterinary and human medicine.

Contents:

1. Comparative aspects and possible phylogenetic affinities of vertebrate and invertebrate blood cells N. A. Ratcliffe and D. A. Millar; 2. Fish A. F. Rowley, T. C. Hunt, M. Page and G. Mainwaring; 3. Amphibians R. J. Turner; 4. Reptiles J. Sypek and M. Borysenko; 5. Birds F. Dieterlen-Lievre; 6. Mammals R. T. Parmley.