Immunological Aspects of Neoplasia — The Role of the Thymus

• Main Authors: Bodey, Bela (Author), Siegel, Stuart E. (Author), Kaiser, Hans E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Series: Cancer Growth and Progression ; 17
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Mammalian Thymic Development Biological Basis
• Embryology of the Mammalian Thymus
• Histogenesis of the Mammalian Thymus
• The Reticulo-Epithelial (Re) Cellular Network of the Mammalian Thymus
• Neuroendocrine Influence on Thymic Hematopoiesis Via the Reticulo-Epithelial (Re) Cellular Network
• Development of Lymphopoiesis as a Function of the Thymic Microenvironment
• The Hassal?s Bodies
• Thymic Accessory Cells, Including Dendritic Type Antigen Presenting Cells, within the Mammalian Thymic Microenvironment
• Involution of the Mammalian Thymus and Its Role in the Overall Aging Process
• The Thymus and Its Significance in Anti-Neoplastic Therapy
• Thymic Hormones in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
• Spontaneous Regression of Neoplasms: New Possibilities for Immunotherapy.