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Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shoenfeld, Yehuda, 1948- (Editor ), Agmon-Levin, Nancy (Editor ), Rose, Noel R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2015]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:ClinicalKey.
Temas:
Autoimmune diseases > Microbiology.
Autoimmune diseases > Immunological aspects.
Infection.
Autoimmunity.
Autoimmune Diseases > immunology
Infections > immunology
Infections
Autoimmunity
Maladies auto-immunes > Microbiologie.
Maladies auto-immunes > Immunologie.
Auto-immunit�e.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Infection
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks the body organs instead of foreign invaders. This book deals with the various mechanisms by which infectious agents can trigger autoimmunity such as molecular mimicry and polyclonal activation. An overview is given with regard to bacteria, viruses, and parasites associated with autoimmunity, and a summary is given on classical autoimmune diseases and the infecting agents that can induce them.
Notas:Revised edition of: Infection and autoimmunity / editors, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Noel R. Rose. 1st ed. 2004.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiii, 1036 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780444632722
0444632727

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