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Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection
Chandra, R. K.; Newberne, P. M.
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Description for Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
I welcome the privilege of writing some words of introduction to this important book. Its authors have been courageous in bringing together in one text a triad of topics that cover such large tracts of biomedical sciences as epidemiology, biochemistry, immunology, and clinical medicine. Malnutrition and infection are known to be closely linked, the one promoting the other. The adaptive immune system forms a part of the link since it is responsible for a good deal of defense against infection, and it may be affected adversely by malnutrition and indeed by infection itself. Knowledge in this complex field is of ... Read more
I welcome the privilege of writing some words of introduction to this important book. Its authors have been courageous in bringing together in one text a triad of topics that cover such large tracts of biomedical sciences as epidemiology, biochemistry, immunology, and clinical medicine. Malnutrition and infection are known to be closely linked, the one promoting the other. The adaptive immune system forms a part of the link since it is responsible for a good deal of defense against infection, and it may be affected adversely by malnutrition and indeed by infection itself. Knowledge in this complex field is of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468407860
SKU
V9781468407860
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