Published November, 2010
By Prakash S. Bisen, S. Kartikeyan, R.N. Bharmal, R.P. Tiwari and P.S. Bisen
Publisher: Springer
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HIV and Aids: Basic Elements and Priorities is a concise collection of all aspects of this disease and a source of readily available knowledge. It examines all currently advocated preventive measures such as health education, condom use, safer sex practices, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.

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Published November, 2010
By Kevin Kavanagh
Publisher: Springer
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The aim of this book is to give an in-depth assessment of our current understanding of the Biology of the main fungal pathogens and how they interact with the host's immune response.

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Published November, 2010
By Andrew J.T. George and Catherine E. Urch
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Soon after the first description of monoclonal antibodies in 1976, there was enormous interest in the clinical application of antibodies, especially in the context of cancer.

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Published November, 2010
By Derek T. O'Hagan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Each chapter carefully reviews a single adjuvant, and suggests why a specific adjuvant might be preferred for a given antigen, depending on what type of immune response is desired. Comprehensive and highly practical, Vaccine Adjuvants: Preparation Methods and Research Protocols provides an effective guide to making and using vaccine adjuvants.

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Published November, 2010
By John G. Monroe and Ellen Rothenberg
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Immunology
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Despite the tremendous diversity of the cells of the hematopoietic system, they are all derived from common precursor cells that are generated in the fetus and persist into adult life. However, new technologies allow increasingly elegant and informative studies in mammalian systems, particularly for cells of the hematopoietic system.

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Published November, 2010
By Giamila Fantuzzi
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Immunology
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Carrying on the high standards of the much praised first edition (Durum and Muegge, Cytokine Knockouts, 1998), Giamila Fantuzzi and a panel of experts have generated completely new chapters to reflect the use of many novel mouse strains and the hundreds of recent studies on cytokine physiology.

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Published November, 2010
By Burkhard Ludewig and Matthias W. Hoffmann
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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An authoritative collection of optimal techniques for producing and characterizing the immunologically active cells and effector molecules now gaining wide use in the clinical treatment of patients.

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Published November, 2010
By Luke A.J. O'Neill, Andrew Bowie and Luke A. J. O’Neill
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Interleukins are a family of proteins that regulate the maturation, diff- entiation, or activation of cells involved in immunity and inflammation, and belong to a broader family termed cytokines.

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Published November, 2010
By Constantin Bona
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Immunology
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A critical review of the classic, as wells as most recent-and quite seminal-findings concerning the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of both fetal and neonatal B and T cells, the cells that mediate antibody and cellular immune responses in newborns and infants.

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Published November, 2010
By Meinir G. Jones and Penny Lympany
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Allergy: Methods and Protocols aims to assist the researcher in gaining insight into the molecular mechanisms involved in allergy by featuring an array of protocols.

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