UID:
edocfu_9958105622202883
Format:
1 online resource (241 p.)
ISBN:
1-280-51382-9
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9786610513826
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1-4237-9685-3
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3-318-01266-1
Series Statement:
Chemical immunology and allergy ; v. 91
Content:
Allergic diseases and asthma constitute a growing health care problem with a marked socioeconomic impact, especially in industrialized countries. This book summarizes what is currently known about the mechanisms underlying these diseases. Obviously, both environmental and genetic factors influence the development of allergic and asthmatic diseases. Several chapters highlight the role of eosinophils, lymphocytes, and T cells, as well as environmental factors in the development of allergy and asthma. Also discussed are the most recent therapeutic strategies including allergen-specific immunother
Note:
Festschrift.
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Environment; The Lung, Eosinophils and Asthma; The Skin; Molecular Aspects of Allergy and Asthma; Immunotherapy; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-8055-8000-2
Language:
English
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