Principles and methods for assessing autoimmunity associated with exposure to chemicals /

This new volume in the Environmental Health Criteria series provides a framework for the evaluation of the role of chemical risk factors in the development of autoimmune diseases. In addition to a general introduction to autoimmune mechanisms and clinical expression of autoimmune diseases, a discuss...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, ©2006.
Colección:Environmental health criteria ; 236.
Temas:
Inorganic compounds.
Autoimmunity.
Autoimmune diseases > Diagnosis.
Organic compounds.
Risk assessment.
Autoimmunity > drug effects
Autoimmune Diseases > etiology
Environmental Exposure
Hazardous Substances > adverse effects
Immune System > drug effects
Risk Assessment
Inorganic Chemicals
Autoimmunity
Organic Chemicals
Composés inorganiques.
Auto-immunité.
Composés organiques.
Exposition (Toxicologie)
Évaluation du risque.
organic compounds.
risk assessment.
Risk assessment
Autoimmune diseases > Diagnosis
Inorganic compounds
Organic compounds
Computer network resources.
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  • TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; NOTE TO READERS OF THE CRITERIA MONOGRAPHS; PREAMBLE; WHO TASK GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA ON PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AUTOIMMUNITY ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1. SUMMARY; 2. INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS OF AUTOIMMUNITY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; 3. INTRODUCTION TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: FOCUS ON AUTOIMMUNE MECHANISMS; 4. INTRINSIC FACTORS IN AUTOIMMUNITY; 5. CLINICAL EXPRESSION OF HUMAN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; 6. EPIDEMIOLOGY; 7. MECHANISMS OF CHEMICAL-ASSOCIATED AUTOIMMUNE RESPONSES.

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