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Autoimmunity
. Ed(S): Gorski, Andrzej; Krotkiewski, Hubert; Zimecki, Michal
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Description for Autoimmunity
Hardback. Presents a review of the mechanisms underlying the phenomena of autoimmunity. This book presents concepts in the fundamentals and treatment of autoimmune disorders. It opposes the dogma that autoimmune disorders should be treated with immunosuppressors, and postulates rather the activation of the immune system. Editor(s): Gorski, Andrzej; Krotkiewski, Hubert; Zimecki, Michal. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
The immune system has evolved mechanisms enabli ng it to discriminate between self and non-self constituents. A normally functioning organism is naturally unresponsive to self antigens originating from clonal deletion, aner- gy, or an active suppression of self-reactive T cells. The wide spectrum of autoimmune responses may be divided into systemic and organ-specific dis- eases and encompasses the actions of autoantibodies, autoantigeu-autoanti- body complexes, and sensitized T lymphocytes. The aim of this book is to review the current understandin g, concepts and hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches in autoim- mune disorders. The first six articles are generally concerned ... Read more
The immune system has evolved mechanisms enabli ng it to discriminate between self and non-self constituents. A normally functioning organism is naturally unresponsive to self antigens originating from clonal deletion, aner- gy, or an active suppression of self-reactive T cells. The wide spectrum of autoimmune responses may be divided into systemic and organ-specific dis- eases and encompasses the actions of autoantibodies, autoantigeu-autoanti- body complexes, and sensitized T lymphocytes. The aim of this book is to review the current understandin g, concepts and hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches in autoim- mune disorders. The first six articles are generally concerned ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402000379
SKU
V9781402000379
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99-15
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