The immune-neuroendocrine circuitry : history and progress /
The book summarises the current understanding of the Nervous -, Endocrine and Immune systems with emphasis on shared mediators and receptors and functional interaction. In addition to the fundamental physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms, which are presented in detail, some clinically rele...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2003.
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| Series: | Neuroimmune biology ;
v. 3. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The book summarises the current understanding of the Nervous -, Endocrine and Immune systems with emphasis on shared mediators and receptors and functional interaction. In addition to the fundamental physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms, which are presented in detail, some clinically relevant subjects are also presented, such as inflammation, asthma and allergy, autoimmune disease, immunodeficiency and the acute phase response. & bull; A comprehensive presentation of neuroimmune biology & bull; Introduces the subject matter to the uninformed reader & bull; Contains basic information, theoretical considerations and up-to-date clinical chapters & bull; The clinical chapters will be helpful to practising physicians. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 612 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444508515 0444508511 9781435605411 1435605411 0080542514 9780080542515 1281054690 9781281054692 9786611054694 6611054693 |