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Immunosenescence
As individuals age, their ability to respond to and clear pathogens and to control unwanted immune reactions declines, leading to a greater incidence of certain infectious diseases, autoimmunity and general immune dysfunctions. Most remarkably, the efficacy of vaccines is frequently decreased in eld...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Basel :
Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Colección: | Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Regulation of Adaptive Immunity in the Elderly
- Does Innate Immunity Get Old?
- Thy(-Im)Munosenescence: The Ageing of the Thymus and Its Impact on the Immune System
- Characteristics of B Cells and B Cell Responses in Aged Individuals
- Mechanisms of Immune Protection to Pneumococcal Infection in the Young and the Elderly
- CMV Subversion of the Immune System in Later Life
- Aging and Autoimmunity
- Vaccination in the Elderly
- Immunosenescence and the 3r's; Restoration, Replacement and Reprogramming
- Novel Strategies of Improved Vaccines for Elderly: The Example of Influenza.