Neonatal immunity
By: by Constantin Bona ; foreword by Noel R. Rose
Series: Contemporary immunology
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: Newborn infants -- Immunology; Maternally acquired immunity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-372) and index
Table of contents: title: Structure and function of the immune system in vertebrates; title: Ontogeny and development of cells mediating innate and adaptive immunity; title: Phenotypic characteristics of neonatal B cells; title: Molecular characteristics of neonatal B-cell repertoire; title: Genetically programmed temporal ordered activation of neonatal B-cell clones; title: Antibody response in fetus and newborns; title: Effect of maternal antibodies on neonatal B-cell response; title: Neonatal autoimmune diseases caused by maternal pathogenic autoantibodies; title: Phenotypic characteristics of neonatal T cells; title: Expression of MHC molecules in neonates; title: Neonatal cytokine network; title: Cell-mediated immune repsonse in neonates; title: fetal and neonatal tolerance; title: Development of efficient prophylactic vaccines and theracines for newborns and infants