Animal lectins
Subtitle: form, function and clinical applications
By: G.S. Gupta ; in collaboration with Anita Gupta and Rajesh K. Gupta
Contributors: Gupta, Anita, author; Gupta, Rajesh K., author
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Vienna; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1108
ISBN-13: 9783709110645; 9783709110652
Subjects: Lectins
Description: Animal Lectins: Form, Function and Clinical Applications presents up-to-date knowledge of animal lectins. Detailed descriptions on biological activities, tissue and/or subcellular distribution, molecular structure, gene organization, possible functions, clinical applications, lectin-ligand interactions and their intervention for therapeutic purposes are provided. The recently discovered C-type lectins as well as further novel super-families of this group of molecules are described in detail. Furthermore, the clinical significance of animal lectins in inflammatory diseases, defects of immune defense and autoimmunity are described and their application as drugs and therapeutic targets is discussed.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.