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Functions of the Natural Immune System

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Role of the Natural Immune System in the Control of Tumor Cell Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells

      • Alan T. Lefor, James J. Mulé, Steven A. Rosenberg
      Pages 39-63
  3. Involvement of the NIS in the Control of Microbial Infections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Natural Effector Cells in Influenza Virus Infection

      • Joan Stein-Streilein
      Pages 67-83
    3. Natural Host Defense Systems Active against Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

      • Carlos Lopez, Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly
      Pages 85-110
    4. Factors Influencing the Control of Virus Infections by Natural Killer Cells

      • Raymond M. Welsh, Robert J. Natuk, Kim W. McIntyre, Hyekyung Yang, Christine A. Biron, Jack F. Bukowski
      Pages 111-128
    5. Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Resistance to Animal Parasites

      • Julia W. Albright, Joseph F. Albright
      Pages 129-147
  4. Immunoregulatory Properties of the NIS

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
    2. Role of the Natural Immune System in the Antibody Response

      • Katsuo Kumagai, Satsuki Suzuki, Ryuji Suzuki
      Pages 213-228
    3. Control of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells by Natural Killer Cells

      • Giorgio Trinchieri, Marianne Murphy, Maria Cristina Cuturi, Ignacio Anegon, Bice Perussia
      Pages 247-266
    4. Characterization and Functions of the Natural Suppressor Cell Systems

      • Tom Maier, James H. Holda, Ken Lee Choi, Henry N. Claman
      Pages 267-298
  5. Involvement of the NIS in Bone Marrow and Allograft Rejection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 319-319
    2. Natural Cytotoxicity and Allograft Rejection

      • Pekka Häyry, Arto Nemlander, Jussi Tarkkanen, Bernadette Ferry, Marita Jaakkola, Yrjänä Nietosvaara et al.
      Pages 341-358

Editors and Affiliations

  • Frederick Cancer Research Facility, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, USA

    Robert H. Wiltrout

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Functions of the Natural Immune System

  • Editors: Craig W. Reynolds, Robert H. Wiltrout

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0715-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8046-0Published: 07 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0715-0Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 485

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Plant Sciences, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Microbial Ecology

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