New Insights to Neuroimmune Biology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123846919 ISBN 13: 9780123846914

Publisher: Elsevier, 2010

Synopsis

New Insights to Neuroimmune Biology investigates the mechanisms that and functions of the Neuroimmune Regulatory Supersystem. Covering molecular regulation of cytokines in brain astrocytes, immunoregulation by the sympathetic nervous system, circadian regulation of immune reactions, antigen recognition by the CNS, the modulation of the immune response by head injury, neurogenic inflammation, the role of tachykinins in asthma and allergic disease, defence and defeat reactions, cytokines, behavior and affective disorders, increased activity of type 1 helper T cell functions after reward stimulation.
This book has relevance to the entire scientific community in Biology, Medicine and Veterinary medicine as it discusses molecular, cellular, organic and systemic aspects as well as the physological, pathophysiological and behavioral mechnisms which are involved in Neuroimmiune Biology.

About this title

About the Author:

Istvan Berczi is the Chief Editor of Advances of Neuroimmune Biology, IOS Press, Amsterdam, and has published nearly 200 papers in addition to contributing numerous articles and chapters to books. He received an award for Neuroimmune Biology, Volume 2. Growth and lactogenic hormones.

About this edition

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0123846919
• ISBN 13: 9780123846914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Berczi Istvan