Developmental Biology of Peripheral Lymphoid Organs (Paperback, 2011 ed.)

The human immune system is a complex network of tissues and organs dispersed throughout the body. Immunology, as one of the most rapidly evolving fields in biomedical research, has to date covered the essential cellular and molecular events necessary for immune responses to occur. However, it has paid relatively little attention to important developmental processes underlying the formation of the tissues themselves that carry out immune responses in humans and other mammalians. In contrast to the thymus and bone marrow that are the sole tissues for generating mature leukocytes for antigen recognition and handling in humans and most mammalian species, the peripheral lymphoid tissues where adaptive immune responses are focused display broad tissue distribution and possess diverse architectural characteristics. These organs develop prior to the individual's exposure to external antigens, and despite their similar functions, their varied appearances indicate a substantial complexity of tissue ontogeny. This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the developmental features of the major peripheral lymphoid organs, thus examining the connection between immunological functionality and structural characteristics utilizing a developmental approach, for an audience ranging from undergraduate students to senior researchers in immunology, histology and clinical medicine.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2011
Editors:	Peter Balogh
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	177
Edition:	2011 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-44431-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Developmental biology Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General
LSN:	3-642-44431-8
Barcode:	9783642444319

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