The Human Complement System in Health and Disease - Couverture rigide

 
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Synopsis

This authoritative, single-source reference provides comprehensive examinations of the complement system-offering recent findings in basic science on the structure, biology, physiology, and pathophysiology of complement proteins and the latest therapeutic approaches towards the control of complement-mediated diseases.
Written by over 40 international experts from North America, Europe, and Asia, The Human Complement System in Health and Disease

  • describes the molecular architecture of the complement system
  • details the structure of complement genes
  • discusses gene organization as well as the topology and chemistry of ligand-binding sites and catalytic centers of complement proteins
  • analyzes complement organization and activation, including phylogeny and the newly discovered lectin pathway
  • elucidates the regulation of complement gene expression and the structure and function of bioactive peptides
  • explicates opsonic and immunoregulatory properties of complement fragments, endothelial responses, and interactions with viruses and bacteria
  • and more!
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    À propos de l?auteur

    John E. Volanakis

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    9781420002188: The Human Complement System in Health and Disease

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    ISBN 10 :  142000218X ISBN 13 :  9781420002188
    Editeur : Marcel Dekker Ltd, 1998
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