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This is the introductory volume of a new series to be issued under
our general editorship. With the development of an unpre cedented
increase in interest in comparative pathobiology, we are of the
opinion and intent that Comparative PathobioZogy should become the
focal point for the publication of definitive reviews and the
proceedings of significant symposia in this area of modern
biomedical science. Although the term is now in common use, the
question is still sometimes raised as to what "pathobiology"
includes. This broad area of modern biology includes but extends
beyond traditional pathology. It also encompasses studies directed
at understanding the biology, chemistry, and physics of infectious
agents, in cluding how they contact and invade the effected
organism; the reactions of hosts to such agents, as well as to
abiotic invaders; the ecologic parameters which facilitate
infection; and the development of tools essential for the
understanding of hast pathogen interactions. In other words,
pathobiology is inter disciplinary and incorporates all of those
aspects of biology, chemistry, and physics which directly or
indirectly permit greater understanding of the nature of infectious
and noninfectious diseases and the possible implications of such in
biomedicine, agriculture, and environmental science. By
"comparative" is meant an analytical and critical evaluation of
comparable processes as they apply to all categories of animals,
invertebrates as well as poikilothermic and homeothermic verte
brates."
This represents the third volume of the series entitled Comparative
PathobioZogy. The chapters included represent the proceedings of a
symposium held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, on August
16-22, 1975. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Society for
Invertebrate Pathology (SIP) and the American Society of Zoologists
(ASZ). In recent years there has been an impressive increase in
interest in comparative immunology, i. e., a comparative approach
to understanding how animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates,
defend themselves against nonself materials. Ever since
Metchnikoff's pioneering studies during the late l800s on the role
of phagocytes of invertebrates, which led to his theory of cellular
immunity, invertebrates have been employed with increasing fre
quency for studying cellular defense. Consequently, it is not
surprising that included in the memberships of SIP and ASZ are a
large number of individuals with an active interest in this area of
research. As indicated by the chapters included in this volume, the
animal models employed have been primarily molluscs and insects,
although crustaceans and annelids have also been popular."
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