Published November, 2010
By Paula M. Pitha
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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A vital text for researchers and clinicians in the fields of virology and oncology alike, this book is a comprehensive guide to one of medicine's most important tools that covers the most recent research. Important insights have been made in recent months that are challenging the accepted concept of the critical role of dsRNA in IFN induction.

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Published November, 2010
By Stefan Bauer and Gunther Hartmann
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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With contributions by numerous experts

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Published November, 2010
By Alexzander A.A. Asea and Antonio De Maio
Publisher: Springer
Series: Heat Shock Proteins
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This book provides the most up-to-date review on new mechanisms and provides exciting insights into how heat shock proteins modulate the hosts' immune response.

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Published November, 2010
By Mark Shirtliff, Jeff G. Leid and Mark E. Shirtliff
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Springer Series on Biofilms
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Approximately 60% of all hospital-associated infections, over one million cases per year, are due to biofilms that have formed on indwelling medical devices.

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Published November, 2010
By Branch D. Moody
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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There is increasing evidence that the CD1 system has been conserved throughout mammalian evolution and is capable of presenting structurally diverse diacyglycerol, sphingolipid, polyisoprenol and lipopeptide antigens.

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Published November, 2010
By Tim Manser
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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The importance of specific antibodies for the clearance of and long-term resistance to many infectious pathogens has long been appreciated. In the last five years, data from these areas of research has coalesced, resulting in the emergence of a new and more complete understanding of how antibody-mediated resistance to pathogens is elaborated.

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Published November, 2010
By Simo S. Oja and Pirjo Saransaari
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The 15th International Taurine Meeting offered a multidisciplinary symposium, with participants representing a range of fields of biological science. Based on the proceedings of this meeting, Taurine 6: Taurine Today presents current research on Taurine by top scientists in the field.

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Published November, 2010
By Vladimir N. Uversky and Anthony Fink
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Protein Reviews
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Research indicates that most neurodegenerative diseases, systemic amyloidoses and many others, arise from the misfolding and aggregation of an underlying protein. The authors summarize recent progress in the understanding of the relationships between protein misfolding, aggregation and development of protein deposition disorders.

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Published November, 2010
By Frederick W Alt, Sidonia Fagarasan and Andrea Cerutti
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Presents the developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. This title includes articles that address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities.

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Published November, 2010
By Narinder K Mehra
Publisher: Jaypee Medical (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers)
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Comprehensive guide to HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) with contributions from leading internatioal experts.

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