Overview
- Provides a picture of the current state of knowledge of sensory systems in nature
- Presents an intersection of evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology, physiology and genetics
- Written by a distinguished panel of specialists and is intended to be read by biologists, students, scientific investigators and the medical community
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 739)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Carlos Lopez‑Larrea is Professor of Immunology (Oviedo, Spain) and currently Head of the Department of Immunology at the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Oviedo, Spain). He is a world expert on spondyloarthropathies (SpA), in particular MHC and genetic factors that influence the development of the disease. The main research interests of his group also currently include the study of epigenetic mechanisms involved in autoimmune diseases and the role of innate immunity in organ transplantation tolerance. He is a member of several international scientific organizations and board member of several scientific journals. He has published more than 150 international papers and book chapters related to immunology and spondylaorthropathies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sensing in Nature
Editors: Carlos López-Larrea
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1704-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1703-3Published: 30 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5263-2Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1704-0Published: 07 March 2012
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 316
Topics: Biomedicine general, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology