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How the Immune System Recognizes Self and Nonself
Daisuke . Ed(S): Kitamura
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Description for How the Immune System Recognizes Self and Nonself
Hardback. This book surveys receptors used by immune cells, how they recognize self, nonself and "neoself" components, and how the immune system distinguishes the self and nonself - a far more complex process than a computer security system detecting infected documents. Editor(s): Kitamura, Daisuke. Num Pages: 251 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 573.
How do you discriminate yourself from other people? This question must sound odd to you since you easily recognize others at a glance and, without any effort, would not mistake them for yourself. However, it is not always easy for some people to discriminate themselves from others. For example, patients with schi- phrenia often talk with “others” living inside themselves. Thus it is likely that n- mally your brain actively recognizes and remembers the information belonging to yourself and discriminates it from the information provided by others, although you are not conscious of it. This brain function must have been ... Read more
How do you discriminate yourself from other people? This question must sound odd to you since you easily recognize others at a glance and, without any effort, would not mistake them for yourself. However, it is not always easy for some people to discriminate themselves from others. For example, patients with schi- phrenia often talk with “others” living inside themselves. Thus it is likely that n- mally your brain actively recognizes and remembers the information belonging to yourself and discriminates it from the information provided by others, although you are not conscious of it. This brain function must have been ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431738831
SKU
V9784431738831
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