Intrinsic Immunity

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Cullen, Bryan R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 371
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Molecular biology.; Virology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Plant pathology.; Invertebrates.; Biomedicine.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Molecular Medicine.; Plant Pathology.

Recent research has focused attention on the importance of intrinsic antiviral immunity, i.e. immunity mediated by factors that are constitutively expressed in many cells. In this volume, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of this relatively new and rapidly evolving field. They cover i...

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