TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gaston,J.S.Hill
TI  - Rheumatic diseases: immunological mechanisms and prospects for new therapies 
SN  - 0511065906
AV  - RC927 .R4522 1999eb
U1  - 616.7/23 22
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Rheumatism
KW  - Immunological aspects
KW  - Rheumatic Diseases
KW  - Rhumatisme
KW  - Immunologie
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Rheumatology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic book
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. Implications of advances in immunology for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatic diseases -- Ch. 2. The role of T cells in autoimmune disease -- Ch. 3. The role of MHC antigens in autoimmunity -- Ch. 4. B cells: formation and structure of autoantibodies -- Ch. 5. The role of CD40 in immune responses -- Ch. 6. Manipulation of the T cell immune system via CD28 and CTLA-4 -- Ch. 7. Lymphocyte antigen receptor signal transduction -- Ch. 8. The role of adhesion mechanisms in inflammation -- Ch. 9. The regulation of apoptosis in the rheumatic disorders; Ch. 10. The role of monokines in arthritis -- Ch. 11. T lymphocyte subsets in relation to autoimmune disease -- Ch. 12. Complement receptors
N2  - This authoritative new volume provides a wide-ranging account of the immunological mechanisms that underlie many rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and SLE, and the development of effective and rational new therapies for their treatment
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