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Mucosal Immunology, now in its fourth edition, is the only comprehensive reference covering the basic science and clinical manifestations of mucosal immunology. Most infectious agents enter the body through the various mucous membranes, and many common infections take place in or on mucous membranes...
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Elsevier Science and Technology,
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| Publisher Address: | [Amsterdam] : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015]- |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124158474 |
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Mucosal Immunology, now in its fourth edition, is the only comprehensive reference covering the basic science and clinical manifestations of mucosal immunology. Most infectious agents enter the body through the various mucous membranes, and many common infections take place in or on mucous membranes, making this subject an area of singular importance in the field of immunology. This book contains new research data, exceptional illustrations, original theory, a new perspective, and excellent organization. It covers immune system topics, such as inductive and effector tissues and cells, and de |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9780124158474 9780124159754 0124159753 0124158471 |
| Index Number: | QR185 |
| CLC: | R392.3 |
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E9780124158474v1; Front Cover; Mucosal Immunology; Copyright; In Memoriam; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Historical Aspects of Mucosal Immunology; MUCOSAL MICROBIOTA; HEALING POWERS OF SECRETIONS: HISTORY OF BREASTFEEDING; ANTIBODIES OF EXTERNAL SECRETIONS; ANATOMIC STUDIES OF MUCOSAL ORGANS AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS; MUCOSAL VACCINATION; ORAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; CODA; REFERENCES; Section A -- Development and Organization of the Mucosal Immune System. Chapter 1 -- Overview: The Mucosal Immune SystemINTRODUCTION; MUCOSAL MICROBIOTA; EPITHELIAL CELLS AS ESSENTIAL PARTNERS OF THE MUCOSAL IMMUNE SYSTEM; ANTIGEN UPTAKE AND PRESENTATION IN THE MUCOSAL IMMUNE SYSTEM; MUCOSAL T CELLS AND CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY AND HOMEOSTASIS; UNIQUE FEATURES OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE MUCOSAL IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THEIR INTEGRATION; GLOBAL IMPACT OF MUCOSAL IMMUNITY IN VACCINE INITIATIVES; THE FUTURE; Chapter 2 -- Development and Physiology of the Intestinal Mucosal Defense; DEVELOPMENT OF MUCOSAL DEFENSE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUCOSAL IMMUNITY CONTINUES DURING THE POSTNATAL PERIODPHYSIOLOGY OF MUCOSAL DEFENSE; MACROMOLECULAR ABSORPTION; PHYSIOLOGIC TRANSPORT; BARRIERS PREVENTING PATHOLOGIC TRANSPORT; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 -- Development of Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues; INTRODUCTION: GUT-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUES; LYMPH NODE AND PEYER'S PATCH ORGANOGENESIS; SOLITARY INTESTINAL LYMPHOID TISSUES; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 -- Structure, Organization, and Development of the Mucosal Immune System of the Respiratory Tract; INTRODUCTION AND BASIC ANATOMY OF LYMPHOID TISSUES IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. LYMPHOID ARCHITECTURE OF NALTNALT DEVELOPMENT; ANTIGEN ACQUISITION IN NALT; IMMUNE RESPONSES IN NALT; NALT AND NASAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOID ARCHITECTURE OF BALT; BALT DEVELOPMENT; ANTIGEN ACQUISITION IN BALT; IMMUNE RESPONSES IN BALT; BALT AND ASTHMA; BALT AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; BALT AND AUTOIMMUNITY; BALT AND PULMONARY MALIGNANCY; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 -- The Mucosal Microbiome: Imprinting the Immune System of the Intestinal Tract; COMPOSITION OF THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOME; FACTORS INFLUENCING THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOME; SENSING OF THE MICROBIOTA BY THE INTESTINAL IMMUNE SYST INFLUENCE OF THE MICROBIOTA ON IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONOUTLOOK; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 -- The Microbiome at Other Mucosal Sites; INTRODUCTION; THE ORAL MICROBIOME; THE AIRWAY MICROBIOME; THE OCULAR MICROBIOME; THE GENITAL MICROBIOME; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 -- Endogenous Microbiota of the Genitourinary Tract; INTRODUCTION; EARLY STUDIES OF VMB ON THE BASIS OF CULTURE AND MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF VMB; MODULATION OF THE VAGINAL MUCOSAL IMMUNE RESPONSE BY VMB; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF MALE GENITOURINARY TRACT MICROBIOTA; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES. Chapter 8 -- Gnotobiology and the Study of Complex Interactions between the Intestinal Microbiota, Probiotics, and the Host. |