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Paperback. Biomedical research on human subjects is notoriously difficult because of the difficulties in controlling the variables, locating a large enough sample size, and managing the ethical issues that have to be considered for every experiment. Editor(s): Steinman, Ralph. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Biomedical research on human subjects is notoriously difficult because of the difficulties in controlling the variables, locating a large enough sample size, and managing the ethical issues that have to be considered for every experiment. This volume contains contributions from scientists who have received grants from the Dana Foundation, and their work in the complex and diverse field of human immunology is notable for both its breadth and its depth.
Biomedical research on human subjects is notoriously difficult because of the difficulties in controlling the variables, locating a large enough sample size, and managing the ethical issues that have to be considered for every experiment. This volume contains contributions from scientists who have received grants from the Dana Foundation, and their work in the complex and diverse field of human immunology is notable for both its breadth and its depth.
Patient-based research in the areas of cancer, infectious disease, allergy, inflammation, and autoimmunity are summarized. It is through clinical studies that findings in animal models make ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York Academy of Sciences United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781573316071
SKU
V9781573316071
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About Steinman
Ralph Marvin Steinman was a Canadian physician and medical researcher at Rockefeller University, who in 1973 discovered and named dendritic cells while working as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Zanvil A. Cohn, also at Rockefeller University.
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