UID:
almafu_9959328691402883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 228 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
ISBN:
9780470035382
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0470035382
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9780470035399
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0470035390
Series Statement:
Novartis Foundation symposium ; 279
Content:
Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation series, this volume uniquely addresses the use of innate immunity to treat or prevent infectious diseases of the lung. Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection:.:.; Provides a comprehensive overview of pulmonary infectious diseases, including basic pathology, current and potential therapies, and detailed consideration of the innate biological resistance mechanisms in the lung.; Thoroughly examines the major topic of innate immunity in immunology, which is now seen as key to the pathogenesis of and vaccination strategies for infectious diseases.; Descri.
Note:
"Symposium on Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection, held at the Wolfson Pavillion, University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa, 28-30 November 2005"--Contents.
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Lung diseases in South Africa : an overview / Eric D. Bateman, Anamika Jithoo -- TB epidemiology and human genetics / Paul D. van Helden, Marlo Möller, Chantal Babb, Robin Warren, Gerhard Walzl, Pieter Uys, Eileen Hoal -- Bacterial infections of the lung in normal and immunodeficient patients / David P. Speert -- Pathogenesis of avian flu H5N1 and SARS / Malik Peiris -- Immunity and tolerance to Aspergillus fumigatus / Claudia Montagnoli, Silvia Bozza, Roberta Gaziano, Teresa Zelante, Pierluigi Bonifazi, Silvia Moretti, Silvia Bellocchio, Lucia Pitzurra, Luigina Romani -- Pentraxins in innate immunity and inflammation / Cecilia Garlanda, Barbara Bottazzi, Giovanni Salvatori, Rita De Santis, Alessia Cotena, Livija Deban, Viriginia Maina, Federica Moalli, Andrea Doni, Tania Veliz-Rodriguez, Alberto Mantovani -- How superoxide production by neutrophil leukocytes kills microbes / Anthony W. Segal -- Linking innate to adaptive immunity through dendritic cells / Ralph M. Steinman -- Macrophage receptors and innate immunity : insights from dectin-1 / Gordon D. Brown -- Toll-like receptors and control of mycobacterial infection in mice / Bernhard Ryffel, Muazzam Jacobs, Shreemanta Parida, Tania Botha, Dieudonnée Togbe, Valerie Quesniaux -- Population of lungs by mast cells / T.J. Williams, C.L. Weller -- Innate immunity and mucus structure and function / John K. Sheehan, Mehmet Kesimer, Raymond Pickles -- Collections and host defence / R.B. Sim, H. Clark, K. Hajela, K.R. Mayilyan -- Infections and asthma pathogenesis : a critical role for dendritic cells? / Bart N. Lambrecht, Leonie S. van Rijt -- Innate and adaptive immunity in lung cancer / L.A. Vella, O.J. Finn.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Symposium on Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection (2005 : University of Cape Town, Medical School). Innate immunity to pulmonary infection. Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2006 ISBN 0470026561
Language:
English
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DOI:
10.1002/9780470035399
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470035399
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470035399
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470035399
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