RecordNumber
180
Title
Neonatal immunity
Author Statement
by Constantin Bona ; foreword by Noel R. Rose.
Publication
Humana Press
Publication Year
c2005
Collation
xi, 389 p. : ill.
Series
Contemporary immunology
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-372) and index. , contents: Structure and function of immune system in vertebrates -- Ontogeny and development of cells mediating innate and adaptive immunity -- Phenotypic characteristics of neonatal B cells -- Molecular characteristics of neonatal B cell repertoire -- Genetically programmed temporal ordered activation of neonatal B cell clones -- Antibody response in fetus and newborn -- 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
Subject
Newborn infants --Immunology , Maternally acquired immunity , Immunity, Maternally-Acquired , Animals, Newborn --immunology , Antibody-Producing Cells --Infant, Newborn , Autoimmune Diseases --Infant, Newborn
ADDED ENTRIES
Bona, Constantin A
Main class
616.
Sub class
079
Cutter no
N438
Date
2005
ISBN
1-59259-825-0