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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144660503321

Titolo

Immunology of the gut

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Elsevier/Excerpta Medica/North-Holland, 1977

ISBN

0-444-15246-6

1-280-78359-1

9786613693983

0-470-72028-X

0-470-71796-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 376 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium (new series) ; ; 46

Altri autori (Persone)

HeremansJ. F (Joseph F.)

Disciplina

616.3/4/079

Soggetti

Immunologic diseases

Immunoglobulin A

Intestines

Immune response

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Immunology of the Gut, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 26th-28th April 1976"--Participants page.

"In memory of the late Joseph Heremans."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Immunology of the Gut; Contents; Introduction; The secretory IgA system of the gut; Discussion; The natural history of the cells producing IgA in the gut; Discussion; Significance of immune mechanisms in relation to enteric infections of the gastrointestinal tract in animals; Discussion; Intestinal secretion of IgA and IgM: a hypothetical model; Discussion; Antibodies in human serum and milk induced enterobacteria and food proteins; Discussion; Immunological responses to bacterial plaque in the mouth; Discussion

Sites of synthesis and localization of IgE in rats infested with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis; Discussion; The immunological consequences of nematode infection; Discussion; Role of the eosinophil; Discussion; Genetic and nutritional variations in antigen handling and disease; Discussion; Gastrointestinal complications of immunodeficiency syndromes; Discussion; Immunobiology and



pathogenesis of alpha chain disease; Discussion; Immunological studies in inflammatory bowel disease; Discussion; Effects of local delayed hypersensitivity on the small intestine; Discussion

Immunopathology of coeliac disease; Discussion; General discussion; Homing of T blasts; The induction of tolerance to orally administered antigens; Immunization with Escherichia coli hybrids; Antigen entry in gut; The intestinal bacterial load; Gut not a primary lymphoid organ; Future work; Index of contributors; Subject index