Written and edited by leaders in the field, Eosinophils in Health and Disease provides immunology researchers and students with a comprehensive overview of current thought and cutting-edge eosinophil research, providing chapters on basic science, disease-specific issues, therapeutics, models for study and areas of emerging importance. Despite an explosion of discovery in this area over the last decade, this is the only up-to-date resource on eosinophils and eosinophilia exists. This full-color volume provides an essential collection of world class information that is a must-have for any immunologist's workbench or bookshelf.
Edited by:
James J. Lee, Helene F. Rosenberg Imprint: Academic Press Inc Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 2.110kg ISBN:9780123943859 ISBN 10: 012394385X Pages: 678 Publication Date:02 November 2012 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Dedication Preface I Historical Overview and Perspective II Evolutionary Origins of Eosinophils III Eosinophil Structure IV Ex Vivo Models for the Study of Eosinophils V Eosinophilopoeisis VI Eosinophil Trafficking VII Eosinophil Signal Tranduction VIII Eosinophil Secretory Functions IX Eosinophils and anti-Pathogen Host Defense X Anti-fungal host defense XI Eosinophils as Regulators of Physiological Homeostasis XII Eosinophil cell-cell communication XIII Eosinophil-mediated Tissue Remodeling and Fibrosis XIV The Roles of Eosinophils in Human Diseases XV Eosinophils and Disease: Animal models of human pathology XVI Anti-eosinophil therapeutics XVII Emerging Concepts Conclusions Acknowledgements