Published December, 2010
By Alexander Steinkasserer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Dendritic cells are vital to induce potent anti-viral immune responses. On the one hand they are able to mount potent antiviral immune responses, and on the other hand several viruses, including HIV-1, use DC as a vector to be transferred from the periphery to the lymph nodes where they infect their prime target.

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Published December, 2010
By Dennis R. Burton
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Antibodies are central to vaccines and it is becoming increasingly apparent that understanding how antibodies combat viruses could be crucial in a new era of vaccine development. This book describes the state of the art in explaining the anti-viral activity of antibodies at the molecular level, with chapters from many of the leaders in the field.

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Published December, 2010
By J. Hacker, J.B. Kaper and James Kaper
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Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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It has been known for a number of years that not only pathogenicity islands but also plasmids and bacteriophages are able to carry genes whose products are involved in pathogenic processes.

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Published December, 2010
By R.Van Furth and R. van Furth
Publisher: Springer
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Mononuclear phagocytes, which include macrophages, monocytes and their precursor cells, are the most important cells in the host defence against micro-organisms and tumor cells. in 1975 Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immunity, Infections and Pathology; and in 1985 Mononuclear Phagocytes -- Characteristics, Physiology and Function.

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Published December, 2010
By Paul Singleton and P. Singleton
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DNA Methods in Clinical Microbiology describes the novel DNA-based technology now used in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases.

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Published December, 2010
By R. Fuller, G. Perdigon and Gabriela Perdigón
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It seemed that the immunogenic potential of probiotics merited a book of its own with experts from all over the world covering the general effect of the gut microflora on immunity as well as the particular response that pro biotic microorganisms generate.

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Published December, 2010
By G.N. Cohen and Georges N. Cohen
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The next fifteen chapters deal with the biosynthesis of the cell building blocks, amino acids, purine and pyrimidine nucleotides and deoxynucleotides, water-soluble vitamins and coenzymes, isoprene and tetrapyrrole derivatives and vitamin B12.

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Published December, 2010
By Glenn Gibson, G.R. Gibson and M.B. Roberfroid
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Other terms used to describe such foods include vitafoods, nutraceuticals, pharmafoods, foods for specified health use, health foods, designer foods, etc.

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Published December, 2010
By Tjeerd G. Kimman
Publisher: Springer
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It deals with the role of infections as evolutionary forces, methods of identifying susceptibility genes, the role of susceptibility genes in the pathogenesis of infectious disease, as well as with the application of this knowledge in public health policy, vaccine development, and animal breeding.

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Published December, 2010
By Christian Tschudi and Edward J. Pearce
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Biology of Parasitism is based on the Biology of Parasitism Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. As in the Course, the experimental part is complemented by a number of review-like chapters solicited from the large number of speakers who lecture during the Course.

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