Innate Immunity
. Ed(S): Ezekowitz, R. Alan B.; Hoffmann, J.A.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Ezekowitz, R. Alan B.; Hoffmann, J.A. Series: Infectious Disease. Num Pages: 410 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 802.
The concept of innate immunity refers to the first-line host defense that serves to limit infection in the early hours after exposure to microorganisms. Recent data have highlighted similarities between pathogen recognition, signaling pathways, and effector mechanisms of innate immunity in Drosophila and mammals, pointing to a common ancestry of these defenses. In addition to its role in the early phase of defense, innate immunity in mammals appears to playa key role in stimulating the subsequent clonal response of adaptive immunity. Recent exciting information has determined that the templates that are laid down in primitive life forms, like flowering plants ... Read more
The concept of innate immunity refers to the first-line host defense that serves to limit infection in the early hours after exposure to microorganisms. Recent data have highlighted similarities between pathogen recognition, signaling pathways, and effector mechanisms of innate immunity in Drosophila and mammals, pointing to a common ancestry of these defenses. In addition to its role in the early phase of defense, innate immunity in mammals appears to playa key role in stimulating the subsequent clonal response of adaptive immunity. Recent exciting information has determined that the templates that are laid down in primitive life forms, like flowering plants ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Series
Infectious Disease
Number of Pages
410
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781468497465
SKU
V9781468497465
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99-15
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