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Neuroimmunity and the brain-gut connection /

Bi-directional communication between the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system occurs in both healthy and diseased individuals. Disturbances of neural control of the gastrointestinal tract can affect modulation of motility, secretion, and immune function as well as perception and emo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Vojdani, Aristo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2016]
Colección:Functional neurology series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Neuroimmunity : the immunology of the mind-body connection
  • The immune system, mucosal immunity and intestinal permeability to macromolecules
  • Cell-mediated immunity
  • Natural killer, T-cell and B-cell function in health and disease
  • Neuroautoimmunity and its origins, mechanisms and assessments
  • Crossing barriers : gut-to-brain lessons from interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Metabolic diseases driven by immunoinflammation
  • Brain-reactive antibodies in traumatic brain injury
  • The role of environmental triggers in neuroautoimmunity
  • Intestinal and blood-brain-barriers : interfaces between health and disease
  • Epilogue : brain and gut, clinically speaking.