Mechanisms of immune regulation
1994
Granstein, Richard D.
The dramatic increase in our knowledge of immune processes, which has taken place over recent years, had led to new approaches to the understanding and treatment of disease. The purpose of this book is to present the physiological mechanisms of immune regulation in the light of the new information, and to indicate the effect of this knowledge on selected clinical questions.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Among the topics reviewed are T and B cell tolerance, clonal deletion, suppressor cells, mechanisms of immune privileged sites and experimental models of tumor immunity. Oral tolerance, ultraviolet radiation and photosensitized effects on immunity, allograft management, T cell vaccination and regulation of immunity with T cell epitopes are discussed from the point of view of possible therapeutic application.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Immunologists, molecular and cell biologists, oncologists, pharmacologists and those working in the pharmaceutical field will find this book of particular interest.
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