Comprehensive Toxicology, Volume 5 Toxicology of the Immune System

Name: Comprehensive Toxicology, Volume 5 Toxicology of the Immune System
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780080429700

ISBN-10: 008042970X

ISBN-13: 9780080429700

Edition: 1997

Authors: D. A. Lawrence

List price: $260.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Out of stock

We're sorry. This item is currently unavailable.

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Volume 5 provides current knowledge regarding the intricacies of the immune system and the manner by which environmental agents can disrupt immune homeostasis and induce pathologies. The volume begins with an introduction to the field of immunotoxicology and an overview of the immune system. This is followed by a description of the cellular components of the immune system and how their development and reactivities can be modified. The architecture of the immune system is described as well as immunology, e.g. pulmonary and mucosal immunology. Immune functions specifically delineated include cell trafficking, processing of antigens, the manner by which cells communicate and are signaled into…

Book details

List price: $260.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 8/4/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 534
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English



Immunotoxicology: the merger of immunology and toxicology



Overview of the immune system



T-cell development



B-cell development



Natural killer cells



Phagocytes



Lymphoid tissue architecture and pathological influences of toxicants



Pulmonary immunology



Mucosal immunology



Skin immunology



Neuroimmunology



The immunology of pregnancy



Leukocyte trafficking



Antigen processing and presentation



Lymphocyte Antigen Receptor and Coreceptor Regulation of Tyrosine Kinases and Phosphatases: Effects of Oxidative Stress on Receptor Functions



Signal transduction pathways in B lymphocytes



T cell regulatory functions



The regulation of B cell activation through cogante interactions with T helper cells and the actions of T cell-dervied soluble mediators



Regulation of transcription by immunotoxicants



Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity



Chemically induced allergy and autoimmunity: what do T cells react against?



Hypersensitivity reactions in the lung



Contact hypersensitivity



Autoimmune models



Environmental and drug-induced autoimmune diseases of humans



Aging and the immune system



Immunotoxicology of cancer and prospects for its correction



Immunosuppressive drug and toxicant effects on transplant recipients



Immunotoxicology of recombinant DNA-derived Therapeutic proteins



Cytotoxic T cells



Stress and immune function



Immunomodulation by toxicant-induced stress proteins



Immunotoxicological methods and applications: animal models