Immunology of the gut

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819039703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Elsevier/Excerpta Medica/North-Holland, 1977
• ISBN: 9786613693983; 9780444152466; 0444152466; 9781280783593; 1280783591; 9780470720288; 047072028X; 9780470717967; 0470717963
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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
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