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Self and Nonself
Carlos . Ed(S): Lopez-Larrea
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Hardback. This book focuses on the evolutionary origins of the immune response during the development of multicellularity, offering an integrated view of self and nonself recognition systems. Explores the emergence of immune systems in the evolution of life. Editor(s): Lopez-Larrea, Carlos. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
In 1960 Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet received the Noble Prize in Physiology and Medicine. He titled his Nobel Lecture “Immunological Recognition of Self” emphasizing the central argument of immunological tolerance in “How does the vertebrate organism recognize self from nonself in this the immunological sense—and how did the capacity evolve.” The concept of self is linked to the concept of biological self identity. All organisms, from bacteria to higher animals, possess recognition systems to defend themselves from nonself. Even in the context of the limited number of metazoan phyla that have been studied in detail, we can now describe many ... Read more
In 1960 Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet received the Noble Prize in Physiology and Medicine. He titled his Nobel Lecture “Immunological Recognition of Self” emphasizing the central argument of immunological tolerance in “How does the vertebrate organism recognize self from nonself in this the immunological sense—and how did the capacity evolve.” The concept of self is linked to the concept of biological self identity. All organisms, from bacteria to higher animals, possess recognition systems to defend themselves from nonself. Even in the context of the limited number of metazoan phyla that have been studied in detail, we can now describe many ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461416791
SKU
V9781461416791
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About Carlos . Ed(S): Lopez-Larrea
Carlos López-Larrea is Professor of Immunology (Oviedo, Spain) and currently Head of the Department of Immunology at the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Oviedo, Spain). He is a world expert on spondyloarthropathies (SpA), in particular genetic (MHC) and genetic factors that influence the development of the disease. The main research interests of his group also currently include the study of ... Read more
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