Neutralization of Animal Viruses /

This is the first comprehensive review of the neutralization of animal viruses for several decades, intended to provide a clear exposition of current knowledge and to outline avenues for future research. The approach is mechanistic; its aim is to understand the process of neutralization and, ultimat...

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Main Author: Dimmock, Nigel J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1993.
Series:Current topics in microbiology and immunology ; 183.
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Summary:This is the first comprehensive review of the neutralization of animal viruses for several decades, intended to provide a clear exposition of current knowledge and to outline avenues for future research. The approach is mechanistic; its aim is to understand the process of neutralization and, ultimately, to demonstrate how neutralizing and/or protective antibody can be stimulated in vivo. Chapters discuss the ways in which neutralizing IgG, A and M affect the interactions of virus with its host cell, quantitative aspects of neutralization, neutralization by fragments of antibody, neutralization in vivo, and the evo- lutionarysignificance of the possession of neutralization sites. In addition, individual chapters are devoted to the neutralization of poliovirus, influenza virus and HIV.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 149 pages 10 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642778490 (electronic bk.)
3642778496 (electronic bk.)