The physiology of immunity / edited by James A. Marsh, Marion D. Kendall.
Series: CRC series in comparative immunologyPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c1996.Description: 446 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 0849380332 (alk. paper)
- 9780849380334
- QW 540 P578 1996
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Section I: An overview of the immune system
Chapter 1.Histophysiology of the lymphoid system : the thymus and T cells / Paul Nieuwenhuis
Chapter 2. The Origin, development, and differentiation of B lymphocytes / Donna S. Hummell and Alexander R. Lawton, III
Chapter 3. Macrophages, polymorphonuclear neutrophils, and natural killer cells : the rapid response sector of the immune system / Rodney R. Dietert, Thomas E. Miller, and Karen A. Golemboski
Chapter 4. Neuropeptides and the immune system / Cobi J. Heijnen and Annemieke Kavelaars
Section II: Mediators of CNS activity-Neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) Interactions
Chapter 5. Peripheral and central neural mechanisms for immune regulation through the innervation of immune effector sites / James E.G. Downing and Marion D. Kendall.
Chapter 6. Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and other sensory neuropeptides in modulating inflammation and immunity / Joseph P. McGillis and Helmer F. Figueiredo
Chapter 7. CNS biogenic amines and the immune system / Adrian J. Dunn and Nicholas R.S. Hall
Chapter 8. Interactive effects of cytokines in the brain : sleep, fever, and anorexia / Levente Kapás and James M. Krueger
Section III: Neuroendocrine functions of lymphoid system
Chapter 9. Neuroendocrine activity of the thymus / Marion D. Kendall and James A. Marsh
Chapter 10. Relationship between the neuroendocrine system and the bursa of Fabricius / Suzan H.M. Jeurissen.
Section IV: Metabolic regulation of growth and development-NEI interactions
Chapter 11. Effects of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I, and somatostatin on immune function and development / William J. Murphy
Chapter 12. Interactions between the thyroid and the immune system / James A. Marsh and Gisela F. Erf
Section V: Reproduction-NEI Interactions
Chapter 13. Estrogen-mediated interactions between the immune and female reproductive systems / John C. Chapman, Rohini Despande, and Sandra D. Michael
Chapter 14. The Role of androgens-androgen receptor in immune system activity / Tien-Min Lin, Robert H. Lustig, and Chawnshang Chang
Chapter 15. The Placenta / Joan S. Hunt and Michael J. Soares.
Chapter 16. Unique neuroendocrine-immune interactions during pregnancy / Bianca Marchetti [and others]
Chapter 17. Hypothalamo-pituitary-andrenocortical immune axis / Julia C. Buckingham [and others]
Chapter 18. Impact of behavior on immunity : phenomena and mechanisms / Donald T. Lysle and Lynn Perez
Section VII: Physiologic cyclicity and immunity
Chapter 19. Circadian rhythms and immunity : T-helper-2 cells as targets of the circadian melatonin signal / Georges J.M. Maestroni
Chapter 20. Periodic cycles and immunity / Agustin G. Zapata
Chapter 21. Aging and immunity / Marguerite M.B. Kay
Chapter 22. Is a "Unitarian" approach to immunology possible? / Andrei N. Shmakov and Marion D. Kendall.o Immunology Possible?, A.N. Shmakov and M.D. Kendall
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