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Infection and autoimmunity /
Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry, polyclonal activation and others. An overview is given with regard t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2004.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry, polyclonal activation and others. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses and parasites associated with autoimmunity. There is a summary on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 747 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444512710 0444512713 9780080534657 0080534651 1281513776 9781281513779 |