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Immunology of Liver Disease
. Ed(S): Thomas, Howard C.; Waters, J.
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Hardback. Examines the role of the immune response in liver disease. This book includes introductory chapters that discuss viral immunopathology and the other autoimmune diseases. It reviews the use of immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma, and the advances in the identification and characterisation of autoantibodies and their cytoplasmic antigens. Editor(s): Thomas, Howard C.; Waters, J. Series: Immunology and Medicine. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
The role of the immune response in both the pathology of liver disease and in the modulation ofliver injury has been the subject of intense research. This book aims to present the current understanding of the involvement of the immune response in liver disease. The first chapters examine the role of the immune response in viral infections of the liver. These viruses cause hepatitis of varying severity and it is thought that many of the mechanisms responsible for liver cell injury are immunologically mediated. In addition three of these viruses, hepatitic B, C, and D, are associated with persistent infection ... Read more
The role of the immune response in both the pathology of liver disease and in the modulation ofliver injury has been the subject of intense research. This book aims to present the current understanding of the involvement of the immune response in liver disease. The first chapters examine the role of the immune response in viral infections of the liver. These viruses cause hepatitis of varying severity and it is thought that many of the mechanisms responsible for liver cell injury are immunologically mediated. In addition three of these viruses, hepatitic B, C, and D, are associated with persistent infection ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
Series
Immunology and Medicine
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792389750
SKU
V9780792389750
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99-15
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