The physiology of immunity / edited by James A. Marsh, Marion D. Kendall.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:CRC series in comparative immunology.
Other Authors: March, James A.
Kendall, Marion D.
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [1996], ©1996.
Series:CRC series in comparative immunology.
Subjects:
Immune system.
Immunity.
Physical Description:446 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Histophysiology of the lymphoid system : the thymus and T cells / Paul Nieuwenhuis
  • Origin, development, and differentiation of B lymphocytes / Donna S. Hummell and Alexander R. Lawton, III
  • Macrophages, polymorphonuclear neutrophils, and natural killer cells : the rapid response sector of the immune system / Rodney R. Dietert, Thomas E. Miller, and Karen A. Golemboski
  • Neuropeptides and the immune system / Cobi J. Heijnen and Annemieke Kavelaars
  • Peripheral and central neural mechanisms for immune regulation through the innervation of immune effector sites / James E. G. Downing and Marion D. Kendall
  • Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and other sensory neuropeptides in modulating inflammation and immunity / Joseph P. McGillis and Helmer F. Figueiredo
  • CNS biogenic amines and the immune system / Adrian J. Dunn and Nicholas R. S. Hall
  • Interactive effects of cytokines in the brain : sleep, fever, and anorexia / Levente Kapás and James M. Krueger
  • Neuroendocrine activity of the thymus / Marion D. Kendall and James A. Marsh
  • Relationship between the neuroendocrine system and the bursa of Fabricius / Suzan H. M. Jeurissen
  • Effects of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I, and somatostatin on immune function and development / William J. Murphy
  • Interactions between the thyroid and the immune system / James A. Marsh and Gisela F. Erf
  • Estrogen-mediated interactions between the immune and female reproductive systems / John C. Chapman, Rohini Despande, and Sandra D. Michael
  • Role of androgens-androgen receptor in immune system activity / Tien-Min Lin, Robert H. Lustig, and Chawnshang Chang
  • Placenta / Joan S. Hunt and Michael J. Soares
  • Unique neuroendocrine-immune interactions during pregnancy / Bianca Marchetti...[et.al.]
  • Hypothalamo-pituitary-andrenocortical immune axis / Julia C. Buckingham...[et.al.]
  • Impact of behavior on immunity : phenomena and mechanisms / Donald T. Lysle and Lynn Perez
  • Circadian rhythms and immunity : T-helper-2 cells as targets of the circadian melatonin signal / Georges J. M. Maestroni
  • Periodic cycles and immunity / Agustin G. Zapata
  • Aging and immunity / Marguerite M. B. Kay
  • Is a "Unitarian" approach to immunology possible? / Andrei N. Shmakov and Marion D. Kendall.