Measuring immunity : basic biology and clinical assessment /

Most of the diseases of modern mankind involve either acute or chronic inflammation. Measuring Immunity integrates the current information available on biomarkers and surrogate assays into a single handbook. It highlights the principles behind various applications, gives a brief summary on how they...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Lotze, Michael T., Thomson, Angus W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Most of the diseases of modern mankind involve either acute or chronic inflammation. Measuring Immunity integrates the current information available on biomarkers and surrogate assays into a single handbook. It highlights the principles behind various applications, gives a brief summary on how they are conducted and provides detailed and critical analyses of murine models of immunity, clinical trials, and tests to predict utility and benefit. Measuring Immunity is indispensable for scientists and clinicians interested in the clinical applications of modern immunobiology. * Defines which assays of immune function are helpful in the assessment of clinical disorders involving inflammation and immunity * Assesses the dynamics of cellular and soluble factors in the peripheral blood using modern techniques * Includes basic science foundations as well as the approaches currently applied.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 722 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1423755413
9781423755418
9780124559004
012455900X
0080479332
9780080479330