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Immunotoxicology and risk assessment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flaherty, Dennis K., 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic, [1999]
Subjects:
Immune System > drug effects.
Immune System Diseases > chemically induced.
Immunotoxins > pharmacology.
Risk Assessment > methods.
Immune Tolerance.
Xenobiotics > adverse effects.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to immunotoxicology
  • Innate immunity
  • Cells of the immune system
  • Immunogenicity and antigenicity
  • Antigen-presenting cells
  • Antigen presentation
  • Surface interactions and intracellular signaling
  • B-cell activation
  • Antibodies
  • Immunological memory
  • Complement
  • Phagocytosis and intracellular killing
  • Immediate hypersensitivity reactions
  • Autoimmunity
  • Delayed hypersensitivity reactions
  • Killer cells
  • Killer cells and viral infections
  • Transplantation
  • The kines
  • Assessment of biological significance: host defense and tumor models
  • Risk characterization.