Main description:

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) was estab lished in 1978 to stimulate and support scientific research and educational programs related to nutrition, toxicology, and food safety, and to encourage cooperation in these programs among scientists in universities, industry, and government agencies to assist in the resolution of health and safety issues. To supplement and enhance these efforts, ILSI has made a major commitment to supporting programs to harmonize toxicologic testing, to advance a more uniform interpreta tion of bioassay results worldwide, to promote a common understanding of lesion classifications, and to encourage wide discussion of these topics among scientists. The Mo nographs on the Pathology of Laboratory Animals are de signed to facilitate communication among those involved in the safety testing of foods, drugs, and chemicals. The complete set will cover all organ systems and is intended for use by pathologists, toxicologists, and others con cerned with evaluating toxicity and carcinogenicity stu dies. The international nature of the project - as reflected in the composition of the editorial board and the diversity of the authors and editors -strengthens our expectations that understanding and cooperation will be improved worldwide through the series. Alex Malaspina President International Life Sciences Institute Preface This book, on Nonhuman Primates, is the eleventh volume of a set pre pared under the sponsorship of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI).

Contents:

Infections Involving Immunodeficiency.- Immunodeficiency: An Overview.- Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infections.- Type D Retrovirus Infection, Macaques.- Cytomegalovirus Infection in Nonhuman Primates.- Simian Virus 40 Infection.- Malignant Lymphoma of Unknown Cause.- Fibromatosis in Macaques Infected with Type D Retroviruses.- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection.- Toxoplasmosis.- Noma, Macaca mulatta.- Infections by Herpesviruses.- Herpesviruses of Primates: An Introduction.- Herpesvirus B Infection.- Herpesvirus simplex Infection.- Herpesvirus saimiri and Herpesvirus ateles Infection.- Simian Varicella.- Herpesvirus platyrrhinae Infection.- Other Viral Diseases.- Encephalomyocarditis Virus Infection, Nonhuman Primates.- Measles Virus Infection, Nonhuman Primates.- Simian Hemorrhagic Fever.- Bacterial Infections.- Chromobacteriosis, Nonhuman Primates.- Listeriosis.- Tuberculosis.- Paratuberculosis, Nonhuman Primates.- Effects of Toxins.- Epidermal and Gastric Mucosal Metaplasias Caused by Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans, Rhesus Monkeys.- Lead Poisoning in Nonhuman Primates.- Congenital Malformations.- Congenital Malformations in Nonhuman Primates.- Craniofacial Defects Induced in Rhesus Monkeys by Prenatal Exposure to Triamcinolone Acetonide.- Congenital Anomalies, Tamarins.- Other Pathologic Entities.- Generalized Amyloidosis, Nonhuman Primates.- Fatal Fasting Syndrome of Obese Macaques.- Vitamin C Deficiency, Old and New World Monkeys.- Filariasis, New World Primates.