Immunology for Surgeons /

Immunology for Surgeons looks at relevant immunological and molecular biological trends - these form the focus of discussion for future treatment of complex surgical disease. It tackles this difficult clinical area, explaining in particular tumor immunobiology and immunotherapy and uniquely presents...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zbar, Andrew P.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Guillou, Pierre J., Bland, K. I., Syrigos, Konstantinos N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2002.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: 1. Surgical Aspects of Immunology: Principles. Trauma and Its Sequelae. Sepsis. Immunodeficiency and the Surgeon
  • 2. Transplantation Immunology: Allorecognition and Tissue Typing. Immunosuppressive Therapy in Solid Organ Transplantation. Clinical Transplantation and Organ Rejection. Xenotransplantation
  • 3. Principles of Tumor Immunology: Tumour Immunobiology. Immunobiology of Cancer Metastasis. Radioimmunoscintigraphy and Radioimmunotherapy. Cell-mediated Dysregulation and its Therapeutic Immunopotentiation. Colorectal Tumor Immunity. The Immunotherapy: Renal Cancer. Bladder Cancer. Ovarian Cancer. Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer. Malignant Melanoma
  • 4. Immunology and the Gastrointestinal Tract: The Gastrointestinal Immune System and Mucosal Immunology. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Lymphoproliferative Diseases.