At war within [[electronic resource] ] : the double-edged sword of immunity / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.079 |
Soggetto topico |
Immunologic diseases
Medicine |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-96563-0
9786610965632 0-19-802530-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; 1 Overture to a Science Unborn: Smallpox and the Origins of Immunology; 2 The Anatomy of an Immune Response; 3 Living in the Bubble: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases; 4 Hypersensitivity and Allergy; 5 Horror Autotoxicus: The Immunology of Self-Destruction; 6 When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down: AIDS; 7 Organ Transplantation: Exploring the Boundary Between Technology and Ethics; 8 Minding the Immune System's Business: The Dialogue Between the Brain and the Immune System; Appendix: Diversity, Tolerance, and Memory: The Politically Correct Immune System; Bibliography
Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454110303321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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At war within : the double-edged sword of immunity / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
Disciplina | 616.079 |
Soggetto topico |
Immunologic diseases
Medicine |
ISBN |
0-19-770025-X
1-280-96563-0 9786610965632 0-19-802530-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; 1 Overture to a Science Unborn: Smallpox and the Origins of Immunology; 2 The Anatomy of an Immune Response; 3 Living in the Bubble: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases; 4 Hypersensitivity and Allergy; 5 Horror Autotoxicus: The Immunology of Self-Destruction; 6 When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down: AIDS; 7 Organ Transplantation: Exploring the Boundary Between Technology and Ethics; 8 Minding the Immune System's Business: The Dialogue Between the Brain and the Immune System; Appendix: Diversity, Tolerance, and Memory: The Politically Correct Immune System; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782535903321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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At war within : the double-edged sword of immunity / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
Disciplina | 616.079 |
Soggetto topico |
Immunologic diseases
Medicine |
ISBN |
0-19-770025-X
1-280-96563-0 9786610965632 0-19-802530-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; 1 Overture to a Science Unborn: Smallpox and the Origins of Immunology; 2 The Anatomy of an Immune Response; 3 Living in the Bubble: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases; 4 Hypersensitivity and Allergy; 5 Horror Autotoxicus: The Immunology of Self-Destruction; 6 When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down: AIDS; 7 Organ Transplantation: Exploring the Boundary Between Technology and Ethics; 8 Minding the Immune System's Business: The Dialogue Between the Brain and the Immune System; Appendix: Diversity, Tolerance, and Memory: The Politically Correct Immune System; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828524203321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In defense of self [[electronic resource] ] : how the immune system really works / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 265 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 616.079 |
Soggetto topico |
Immunology
Immunity Immunologic diseases |
ISBN |
0-19-988749-7
1-4416-3815-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465184003321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In defense of self [[electronic resource] ] : how the immune system really works / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 265 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 616.079 |
Soggetto topico |
Immunology
Immunity Immunologic diseases |
ISBN |
0-19-988749-7
1-4416-3815-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792274403321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In defense of self [[electronic resource] ] : how the immune system really works / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 265 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 616.079 |
Soggetto topico |
Immunology
Immunity Immunologic diseases |
ISBN | 0-19-972546-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Part 1: How the Immune System Works -- 1 What Is an Immune System? -- 2 Antibodies -- 3 How Do Antibodies Work? -- 4 T Cells: The Second Arm of Adaptive Immunity -- Part 2: The Immune System in Health and Disease -- 5 The Immune Response to Infectious Disease: All-Out War! -- 6 When the Immune System Is the Problem, Not the Solution: Microbial Immunopathology -- 7 Vaccines: How They Work, Why They Sometimes Don't, and What We Can Do About It -- 8 When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down: HIV/AIDS -- 9 When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases -- 10 When the Immune System Is the Problem, Not the Solution: Hypersensitivity and Allergy -- 11 The Immune System and Cancer -- 12 Autoimmunity -- 13 Organ Transplantation -- 14 First Defense: The Immune System and Bioterrorism -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819332803321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A means to an end : the biological basis of aging and death / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Cells - Aging
Apoptosis |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-50204-5
9786610502042 0-19-512593-2 0-19-802911-X 0-19-534839-7 1-60256-775-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Aging, Senescence, and Lifespan; 2. The Nature of Cellular Senescence and Death; 3. The Evolution of Senescence and Death; 4. Of Embryos and Worms and Very Old Men: The Developmental Genetics of Senescence and Lifespan; 5. Human Genetic Diseases That Mimic the Aging Process; 6. Cycling to Senescence; 7. Replicative Immortality: Cancer and Aging; 8. Caloric Restriction and Maximum Lifespan; 9. With Every Breath We Take: Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence; 10. The Aging Brain; 11. A Conditional Benefit; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450265403321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A means to an end : the biological basis of aging and death / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Cells - Aging
Apoptosis |
ISBN |
0-19-770158-2
1-280-50204-5 9786610502042 0-19-512593-2 0-19-802911-X 0-19-534839-7 1-60256-775-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Aging, Senescence, and Lifespan; 2. The Nature of Cellular Senescence and Death; 3. The Evolution of Senescence and Death; 4. Of Embryos and Worms and Very Old Men: The Developmental Genetics of Senescence and Lifespan; 5. Human Genetic Diseases That Mimic the Aging Process; 6. Cycling to Senescence; 7. Replicative Immortality: Cancer and Aging; 8. Caloric Restriction and Maximum Lifespan; 9. With Every Breath We Take: Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence; 10. The Aging Brain; 11. A Conditional Benefit; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783690703321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A means to an end : the biological basis of aging and death / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.6/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Cells - Aging
Apoptosis |
ISBN |
0-19-770158-2
1-280-50204-5 9786610502042 0-19-512593-2 0-19-802911-X 0-19-534839-7 1-60256-775-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Aging, Senescence, and Lifespan; 2. The Nature of Cellular Senescence and Death; 3. The Evolution of Senescence and Death; 4. Of Embryos and Worms and Very Old Men: The Developmental Genetics of Senescence and Lifespan; 5. Human Genetic Diseases That Mimic the Aging Process; 6. Cycling to Senescence; 7. Replicative Immortality: Cancer and Aging; 8. Caloric Restriction and Maximum Lifespan; 9. With Every Breath We Take: Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence; 10. The Aging Brain; 11. A Conditional Benefit; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824844703321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The new healers : the promise and problems of molecular medicine in the twenty-first century / / William R. Clark |
Autore | Clark William R. <1938-> |
Edizione | [[First paperback edition]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 245 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 616/.042 |
Soggetto topico | Gene therapy |
ISBN |
1-280-53522-9
9786610535224 0-19-977450-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Prologue; 1. In the Beginning: The Discovery of Genes; 2. Cystic Fibrosis; 3. DNA and the Language of Genes; 4. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease; 5. The Isolation, Cloning, and Transfer of Human Genes; 6. The Journey Begins: The Clinical Trials for ADA-SCID; 7. The Clinical Trials for Cystic Fibrosis; 8. Gene Therapy for Monogenic Disorders: What Have We Learned, and Where Are We Going?; 9. Gene Therapy for Cancer; 10. Molecular Medicine and AIDS; 11. Naked DNA: The Vaccine of the Future; 12. The Human Genome Project; 13. The Ethics of Molecular Medicine; Further Reading; Glossary |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780614103321 |
Clark William R. <1938-> | ||
New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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