基本説明
Designed for immunology researchers and students, this definitive, full-color reference on eosinophils features cutting-edge research and essential information on basic science, models of study, disease-specific advances and emerging topics.
Full Description
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.
Contents
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
