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Advances in immunology. Volume 18 /
ADVANCES IN IMMUNOLOGY VOLUME 18.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Academic Press,
1974.
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| Colección: | Advances in immunology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Immunology, Volume 18; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Genetic Determinants of Immunological Responsiveness; I. Introduction; II. Some General Genetic Considerations; III. Specific Immune Response Genes in Guinea Pigs; IV. Responses of Mice to Synthetic Polypeptide Antigens; V. Genetics of Response to Naturally Occurring Antigens; VI. Genes on the X Chromosome Influencing Immune Responses; VII. Tumor Susceptibility and Immune Response Genes; VIII. Histocompatibility Locus HL-A and Disease Susceptibility.
- IX. Inherited Differences in Antibody SpecificityX . Genetic Control of the Mixed Leukocyte Culture Reaction; XI. Genetic Control of Autoimmune Reactions; XII. Genetic Control of Nonspecific Immunological Function; XIII. Discussion and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity, Allograft Rejection, and Tumor Immunity; I. Introduction; II. Methodology; III. Cytotoxicity Mediated by Specifically Sensitized T Cells; IV. Antibody-Dependent Cytoxicity Mediated by Normal Lymphoid Cells; V. Cytotoxicity Mediated by Macrophages.
- VI. Relevance of Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity to Allograft Rejection and Tumor ImmunityVII. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Antigenic Competition: A Review of Nonspecific Antigen-Induced Suppression; I. Introduction; II. Nature of the Antigen-Reactive Unit; III. Mechanisms of Antigenic Competition; IV. Antigenic Competition for a Limiting Cell Type-Role of the Macrophage; V. The Lymphocyte as the Target of Antigenic Competition; VI. Antigenic Competition for Essential Nutrients; VII. Thymus-Bone Marrow Cell Interference; VIII. Involvement of Helper Molecules in Antigenic Competition.
- IX. Role of an Inhibitory FactorX . Nature of the Inhibitory Factor; XI. Antigenic Competition and Heterologons Enhancement; XII. Antigenic Competition in Humans; XIII. Antigenic Competition in Viral Oncogenesis and Infection; XIV. Immunosuppression in Chronic Infectious and Tumor-Bearing States in Humans; XV. Hypothesis; XVI. Conclusion; Note Added in Proof; References; Chapter 4. Effect of Antigen Binding on the Properties of Antibody; I. Introduction; II. Antibodies as Proteins; III. Structure of Antigen-Antibody Complexes; IV. Functional Properties of Antigen-Antibody Complexes.
- V. Summary and ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 5. Lymphocyte-Mediated Cytotoxicity and Blocking Serum Activity to Tumor Antigens; I. Introduction; II. Evidence for Role of Immune Lymphocytes in Rejection of Antigenic Tumor Cells; III. Techniques for Studying Lymphocyte-Mediatecl Cytotoxicity and Blocking Serum Activity in Vitro; IV. In Vitro Demonstration of Cell-Mediated Immunity to Tumors; V. Cell Types Involved in Host Defense Reactions against Cancer; VI. Escape Mechanisms of Growing Tumors from Immunological Destruction; VII. Role of Blocking Serum Factors in Host-Tumor Interactions.