Mucosal immunity and infections at mucosal surfaces
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Mucosal immunity and infections at mucosal surfaces
Oxford University Press, 1988
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Loosely based on a conference held in Aug. 1985 at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presenting the latest information on the function of the mucosal immune system, this book demonstrates that it has a 'gatekeeper' role in preventing the entry of antigens via the mucosa and in filtering out antigens that do enter. The authors provide a comprehensive description of the system and of how mucosal immune processes interact with pathogens on the mucosal surface. In a lucid fashion, they discuss the regulation of the IgA response, the relation between auto-immunity and mucosal immunoregulation, mucosal specific immune functions, and the mucosal immune mechanisms involved in viral and bacterial infections, including sexually transmitted diseases. This is a timely reference for immunologists, infectious disease specialists, and gastroenterologists. See above.
Table of Contents
- B cell differentiation in the mucosal immune system
- Autoimmunity and the mucosal immune system
- Cellular mechanisms of host defense at mucosal surfaces
- Mucosal responses to viruses
- Mucosal responses to bacteria
- Mucosal responses to sexually transmitted organisms.
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