The Ageing Immune System and Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bueno, Valquiria (Editor), Lord, Janet M. (Editor), Jackson, Thomas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Geriatrics.; Cell biology.; Aging.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Cell Biology.

The present book intends to provide an update on immunosenescence and how deficiencies in the immune system contribute to a higher susceptibility to infections, decline in organ function, reduced vaccination responses, age-related disease and the ageing process itself, negatively affecting longevity...