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The autoimmune diseases /

Since publication of the Third Edition in 1998, the understanding of the immune mechanisms underlying autoimmunity and autoimmune disease has significantly deepened and broadened. This Fourth Edition incorporates new material and combines common themes underlying inductive and effector mechanisms an...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Rose, Noel R. (Editor); Mackay, Ian R. (Editor)
Published: Elsevier Academic Press,
Publisher Address: St. Louis, MO :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Autoimmune Diseases.
Maladies auto-immunes.
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780125959612
Summary: Since publication of the Third Edition in 1998, the understanding of the immune mechanisms underlying autoimmunity and autoimmune disease has significantly deepened and broadened. This Fourth Edition incorporates new material and combines common themes underlying inductive and effector mechanisms and therapies that relate generally to the autoimmune disorders. It discusses the biological basis of disease at genetic, molecular, cellular, and epidemiologic levels. New to This Edition: * Tissue-specific interventions to arrest or "cure" autoimmune disease * Bone marrow eradication and replacement * Both basic science and clinical medicine is covered * Boxed points to emphasize key features of each chapter.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxv, 1134 pages, [28] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780125959612
0125959613
9780080454740
0080454747
Index Number: RC600
CLC: R593.2
Contents: GENERAL AND BASIC IMMUNOLOGY -- SPECIFIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES -- RHEUMATIC DISEASES -- ENDOCRINE/EXOCRINE DISEASES -- HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES -- NERVOUS/MUSCULOSKELETAL/SKIN DISEASES -- PRACTICE.

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