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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877174803321

Titolo

The immune response to infection [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Barry T. Rouse, David L. Sacks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : ASM Press, c2011

ISBN

1-68367-119-8

1-283-03446-8

9786613034465

1-55581-687-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (700 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaufmannS. H. E (Stefan H. E.)

RouseBarry T

SacksDavid Lawrence

Disciplina

616.07/9

616.90479

Soggetti

Immune response

Infection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; The Immune Response to Infection: Introduction; SECTION I: HOST DEFENSE: GENERAL; SECTION II: THE PATHOGENS; SECTION III: INNATE IMMUNITY TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS; SECTION IV: ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS; SECTION V: PATHOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS; SECTION VI: EVASION AND SUPPRESSION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL HOST RESPONSE; SECTION VII: GENETICS OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL HOST RESPONSE; SECTION VIII: AUTOIMMUNITY AND CANCER; SECTION IX: IMMUNE INTERVENTION; SECTION X: THE MAJOR KILLERS (CLINICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND IMMUNE PARAMETERS); Index

Sommario/riassunto

With an approach that covers the range from basic research to clinical applications, this book examines the mechanisms of both the innate and adaptive immune systems as they relate to infection and disease. It is recommended equally for researchers and students who focus on the pathogen and those who examine the immune system: immunologists, molecular microbiologists, and clinicians specializing in infectious



disease.