Screen LibraryImmunology, inflammation and diseases of the eye /
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| Group Author: | ; ; ; |
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Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam : |
| Publication Dates: | [2011] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780081016596 9780123819741 0123819741 |
| Index Number: | RE68 |
| CLC: | R77 |
| Call Number: | R77/I338 |
| Contents: |
Adaptive immune system and the eye: mucosal immunity / Adaptive immune system and the eye: T Cell-mediated immunity / Innate immune system and the eye / Defense mechanisms of tears and ocular surface / Role of complement in ocular immune response / Dynamic Immunoregulatory processes that sustain immune privilege in the eye / Immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory molecules that maintain immune privilege of the eye / Antigen-presenting cells in the eye and ocular surface / Angiogenesis in the eye / Dry eye: an immune-based inflammation / Penetrating keratoplasty / Corneal epithelium: response to infection / Immunopathogenesis of HSV keratitis / Immunopathogenesis of onchocerciasis (river blindness) / Immunopathogenesis of pseudomonas keratitis / Immunobiology of acanthamoeba keratitis / Pathogenesis of fungal keratitis / Molecular and cellular mechanisms in allergic conjunctivitis / Conjunctiva immune surveillance / Inflammation of the conjunctiva / Immunopathogenesis of experimental uveitic diseases / Pathogenesis of uveitis in humans / Immunobiology of uveal melanoma / Immunobiology of age-related macular degeneration / Pathogenesis and immunology of bacterial endophthalmitis / Orbital vascular anatomy / Developmental anatomy of the retinal and choroidal vasculature / Development of the retinal vasculature / Physiological anatomy of the retinal vasculature / Properties and functions of the vessels of the ciliary body / Anatomy and regulation of the optical nerve blood flow / Angiogenesis in response to hypoxia / Angiogenesis in inflammation / Angiogenesis in wound healing / Hemangiogenesis versus lymphangiogenesis / Innate immunity and angiogenesis / Molecular mechanisms of angiostasis / Stability and functional integrity of new blood vessels / Vessel regression / Blood-retinal barrier / Breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier / Retinal pigmented epithelium barrier / Breakdown of the retinal pigmented epithelium blood-retinal barrier / Retinal pigment epithelial-choroid interactions / Macular edmea / Central retinal vein occlusion / Pathological retinal angiogenesis / Proliferative vitreoretinopathy / Choroidal neovascularization / The vascular stem cell / Concept of angiogenic privilege / Corneal angiogenesis / Avascularity of the cornea / Anti-angiogenic properties of vitreous / |