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The Human Complement System in Health and Disease - Hardcover

 
9780824798987: The Human Complement System in Health and Disease
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0824798988 ISBN 13: 9780824798987
Publisher: CRC Press, 1998

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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    About the Author

    John E. Volanakis

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    Publisher
    CRC Press
    Publication date
    1998
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0824798988
    ISBN 13 
    9780824798987
    Binding
    Hardcover
    Edition number
    1
    Number of pages
    668
    Editor
    Volanakis John E.