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. Ed(S): Bueno, Valquiria; Lord, Janet; Jackson, Thomas - Ageing Immune System & Health - 9783319433639 - V9783319433639
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Ageing Immune System & Health

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Description for Ageing Immune System & Health Hardback. Editor(s): Bueno, Valquiria; Lord, Janet; Jackson, Thomas. Num Pages: 194 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MJCM; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
The present book intends to provide an update on immunosenescence and how deficiencies in the immune system contribute to a higher susceptibility to infections, decline in organ function, reduced vaccination responses, age-related disease and the ageing process itself, negatively affecting longevity. Our focus is on the main changes in immune system cells and their products occurring during the ageing process and the possible consequences for health and disease. This includes: discussion of the modulatory and/or suppressive mechanisms associated with the alterations in T regulatory cells, B regulatory cells and Myeloid Derived Suppressor cells; changes in the immune system observed in ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319433639
SKU
V9783319433639
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About . Ed(S): Bueno, Valquiria; Lord, Janet; Jackson, Thomas
Valquiria Bueno: BSc, PhD. MSc and PhD in Immunology by the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). Post-doctoral fellow by the University of Oxford (2001). Professor and Researcher (since 2006) at UNIFESP; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology. Grants obtained (Brazilians institutions FAPESP, CNPq, and CAPES). Supervision of master students (n=5) and undergraduated students (n=13). Articles in Web of Science ... Read more

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