Aulus Gellius [[electronic resource] ] : an Antonine scholar and his achievement / / Leofranc Holford-Strevens

• Autore: Holford-Strevens Leofranc
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2003
• Edizione: Rev. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (679 p.)
• Disciplina: 878.01; 878/.01
• Soggetto topico: Latin prose literature - History and criticism
• Soggetto geografico: Rome Civilization Greek influences; Rome History Antonines, 96-192; Attikē (Greece) In literature; Athens (Greece) In literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-395) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 The biology of the macrophage; 2 Molecular basis of macrophage activation: from gene expression to phenotypic diversity; 3 Macrophages as antigen-presenting cells: relationship to dendritic cells and use in vaccination studies; 4 Macrophage–virus interactions; 5 Macrophages in bacterial infection; 6 Macrophages in parasitic infection; 7 Macrophages and Alzheimer's disease; 8 Macrophages in autoimmunity and primary immunodeficiency; 9 Macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis; 10 Macrophages in wound healing; 11 Macrophages in tumor biology ; 12 Macrophages in cardiovascular disease13 Macrophages in the central nervous system; 14 Macrophages in reproductive biology; 15 Macrophages in gene therapy: cellular targets and gene delivery vehicles; 16 Use of mathematical models to simulate and predict macrophage activity in diseased tissues; Appendix: some mathematical details; Index; Plate Section
• Sommario/riassunto: Aulus Gellius originated the modern use of 'classical' and 'humanities'. His Attic Nights contain information on many aspects of antiquity, and preserve much early Latin literature that would otherwise be lost; they also offer personal reminiscences and vignettes of life in the second century AD. This comprehensive study examines his life and writings. It has been fully revised in the light of recent work. - ;Aulus Gellius originated the modern use of 'classical' and 'humanities'. His Attic Nights, so named because they began as the intellectual pastime of winter evenings spent in a villa outs
• Titolo autorizzato: Aulus Gellius
• ISBN: 0-19-928980-8; 0-19-171887-4; 1-280-75661-6; 0-19-151468-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201958403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno