The Encyclopedia of Immunobiology provides the largest integrated source of immunological knowledge currently available. The Encyclopedia consists of broad ranging, validated summaries of all of the major topics in the field, written by a team of leading experts. The large number of the topics covered is relevant to a wide range of scientist working on experimental and clinical immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, veterinary science, physiology and haematology. The Encyclopedia of Immunobiology is built in thematic sections, allowing readers to rapidly navigate around related content. Specific sections focus on basic, applied and clinical immunology; each article is structured to go into progressively more depth, taking the reader along so that readers from a range of backgrounds can take benefit from the material. Fully comprehensive, the Encyclopedia of Immunobiology is enriched by tables, pictures and multimedia featuresEach chapter is structured to go into progressively more depth, so that readers from a range of backgrounds can take benefit from the materialCross-referencing between articles improves readability, including easy access from portable devices INDICE: Myeloid and B cell development - Antonius RolinkMolecular aspects of innate immunity - Marco ColonnaCellular aspects of innate immunity - John GordonT and NK cell development - Cindy GuidosStructure and function of diversifying receptors - Alberto MartinMHC, antigen processing and presentation - Tim ElliottAnatomy and microanatomy of immune tissues - Masayuki MiyasakaT cell subsets and T cell activation - Tim MosmannB cell subsets and activation - Michael RatcliffeCytokines/Chemokines and their receptors - Alberto MantovaniSignal transduction - Tony DeFrancoPhylogeny/Evolution of the immune system - Wayne HeinImmunity to bacterial and parasitic and fungal infection - Paul KayeImmunity to viral infections - Christine BironAutoimmunity and transplantation - Anne CookeAllergy/Inflammation - Michael RatcliffeTumour immunology, vaccines and immunotherapy - Olja FinnImmunodeficiency and diseases of the immune system - Marina CavazzanaPhysiology of the immune system - Michael Ratcliffe
- ISBN: 978-0-12-374279-7
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 3750
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2016
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- Idioma: Inglés