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Complement

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
  2. Introduction and Overview

    1. Introduction and Overview

      • H. J. Müller-Eberhard
      Pages 1-6
  3. Basic Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
    2. Structure and Expression of the C3 Gene

      • George Fey, Horst Domdey, Karin Wiebauer, Alexander S. Whitehead, Karel Odink
      Pages 9-37
    3. The Human C3b Receptor

      • Douglas T. Fearon
      Pages 101-114
    4. The Chemistry and Biology of Complement Receptors

      • Robert D. Schreiber
      Pages 115-143
  4. Molecular Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
    2. Initiation of Complement Activation

      • P. J. Lachmann, N. C. Hughes-Jones
      Pages 147-166
    3. The Alternative Pathway of Complement

      • Michael K. Pangburn, Hans J. Müller-Eberhard
      Pages 185-214
    4. The Role of Antibody in the Activation of the Alternative Complement Pathway

      • William D. Ratnoff, Douglas T. Fearon, K. Frank Austen
      Pages 215-225
    5. The Membrane Attack Complex

      • Hans J. Müller-Eberhard
      Pages 227-275
  5. Biologic Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277
    2. Regulation of Immune Response by Components of the Complement Cascade and Their Activated Fragments

      • William O. Weigle, Michael G. Goodman, Edward L. Morgan, Tony E. Hugli
      Pages 323-344
    3. Complement, Viruses, and Virus-Infected Cells

      • Neil R. Cooper, Glen R. Nemerow
      Pages 345-365
    4. The Role of Complement in Host Resistance to Bacteria

      • Eric J. Brown, Keith A. Joiner, Michael M. Frank
      Pages 367-378

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Molecular Immunology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, USA

    Hans J. Müller-Eberhard

  • Division d’Hématologie du Department de Médecine, Hôpital Cantonal, Genève 4, Schweiz

    Peter A. Miescher

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Complement

  • Editors: Hans J. Müller-Eberhard, Peter A. Miescher

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82416-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-15075-6Published: 01 April 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-82416-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 474

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Monograph edition of the international journal "Springer Seminars in Immunopathology", Vol. 6, No. 2/3 and 4, and Vol. 7, No. 2/3

  • Topics: Immunology, Allergology

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