num_pages: 664
description: This volume in the Immunology series examines the complex relationships between mononuclear phagocytes and the infectious agents that live and replicate within them, describing the basic characteristics of macrophages, including their differentiation, activation, antigen processing and presentation, and antimicrobial mechanisms. It provides information on pathogens associated with HIV infection such as mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobacterium avium, candida albicans and pneumocystis carinii.
language: English
title: Macrophage-Pathogen Interactions
titlecomplete: Macrophage-Pathogen Interactions (Immunology)
publisher: CRC Press