Published November, 2010
By Michael B. A. Oldstone, Michael B.A. Oldstone and Diane E. Griffin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Measles virus, one of the most contagious of all human viruses, has been largely contained by the development and use of a vaccine that was introduced 50 years ago.

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Published November, 2010
By Bruce Beutler
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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This monograph deals with the impact of classical genetics in immunology, prov- ing examples of how large immunological questions were solved, and new fields opened to analysis through the study of phenotypes, either spontaneous or induced.

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Published November, 2010
By Guha Krishnaswamy and David S. Chi
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Additional chapters cover methods for studying mast cell interactions with other cell types (endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and B cells), the roles of mast cells in host defense, and mast cell apoptosis.

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Published November, 2010
By Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Highlights include dual-color and multiplex ELISPOT assays, use of the ELISPOT assay on feline lymphocytes, standardization of the ELISPOT procedure, and combining the ELISPOT assay with immunohistochemistry.

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Published November, 2010
By Joseph J. Volpe, Leslie L. Barton, Neil R. Friedman and J.J. Volpe
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Infectious Disease
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In this concise book, an international panel of experts provide a succinct, up-to-date, evidence-based reference to the neurological consequences of infectious diseases and immunodeficiency syndromes in children in one readily accessible volume.

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Published November, 2010
By Vassil St. Georgiev, Karl A. Western, John J. McGowan and Karl Western
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Infectious Disease
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Published November, 2010
By John R. Crowther
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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There has been some rearrangement of chapters plus addition of three new ones dealing with charting methods for assessing the indirect ELISA, ruggedness and robustness of tests-aspects of kit use and validation, and internal quality control and external quality management of data, respectively.

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Published November, 2010
By Gerard Pasterkamp
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This book details our progress in understanding the receptor and intracellular signaling mechanisms utilized by semaphorins. The comprehensive overview of semaphorin biology and signaling presented in this book allows one to compare semaphorin functions between different biological systems.

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Published November, 2010
By Ian M. Gould, Jos W.M. van der Meer and Jos W.M. Meer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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surely the greatest challenge to our antibiotic and infection control policies that modern health care systems have ever seen. Other chapters explore the psychology of prescribing, modern management techniques as an adjunct to antibiotic policies, and the less obvious downsides of antibiotic use.

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Published November, 2010
By Thomas E. Lane, Monica Carson, Conni Bergmann and Tony Wyss-Coray
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Edited and authored by top names in the field, this book provides a succinct reference on inflammatory central nervous system disease. Sections focus on specific categories of diseases, examining the pharmacological, virological, and immunological effects of and on the disease.

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