Neonatal Immunity

New advances in cellular immunology, molecular biology, recombinant DNA and proteins, and the function of cytokines and chemokines have revolutionized the study of neonatal immune responsiveness. In Neonatal Immunity, Constantin Bona, MD, critically reviews the classic, as well as most recent-and qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bona, Constantin (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2005.
Series:Contemporary Immunology
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Structure and Function of the Immune System in Vertebrates
  • Ontogeny and the Development of Cells Mediating Innate and Adaptive Immunity
  • Phenotypic Characteristics of Neonatal B Cells
  • Molecular Characteristics of the Neonatal B-Cell Repertoire
  • Genetically Programmed Temporal Ordered Activation of Neonatal B-Cell Clones
  • Antibody Responses in Fetuses and Newborns
  • Effect of Maternal Antibodies on Neonatal B-Cell Response
  • Neonatal Autoimmune Diseases Caused by Maternal Pathogenic Autoantibodies
  • Phenotypic Characteristics of Neonatal T Cells
  • Expression of MHC Molecules in Neonates
  • Neonatal Cytokine Network
  • Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Neonates
  • Fetal and Neonatal Tolerance
  • Development of Efficient Prophylactic Vaccines and Theracines for Newborns and Infants.