Mast Cells and Basophils
Subtitle: Development, Activation and Roles in Allergic/Autoimmune Disease (Novartis Foundation Symposia)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Wiley
Published: December 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780470013120
Subjects: Medical / Immunology; Medical / Rheumatology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Basophils; Congresses; Immunology; Mast Cells
First sentence: I would like to welcome all of you to this Novartis Foundation Symposium on Mast cells: development, activation and roles in allergic/autoimmune disease.
Description: "The book covers recent advances relating to the factors and mechanisms that regulate the growth, differentiation and function of mast cells and basophils. It describes new technologies used to study these cells. It also discusses how the basic scientific findings can be integrated into possible therapeutic applications." "The book focuses on the role of mast cells and basophils in disease. Some of the discussions examine the part played by mast cells in allergic inflammation and the effect of stabilization of these cells in novel therapies. There is also discussion of mastocytosis and the underlying mutations."--Jacket.