The Cytokine Handbook, Two-Volume Set

Angus W. Thomson, Michael T. Lotze

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2003
• Edition: 4
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080518794
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Immunology

The fourth edition of The Cytokine Handbook provides an encyclopedic coverage of the molecules that induce and regulate immune responses. Now expanded to two volumes, co-edited by Michael T Lotze, and written by over 120 international experts, the scope of the book has been broadened to include a major emphasis on the clinical applications of cytokines. The early chapters discuss individual cytokines, chemokines and receptors. Additional chapters discuss the clinical implications and applications of cytokines, including cytokine gene transfer, antisense therapy and assay systems. This book is essential for researchers and clinicians interested in cytokines, including anyone working in cancer biology, transplantation, infectious diseases, autoimmunity or bioinformatics.Key Features* Covers all main cytokines and chemokines * Written by experts* Up-to-date- includes detailed referencing accessing current, modern literature and reflects the newest findings from the human genome * The new edition has been thoroughly revised and extended (now 2 volumes) as compared to the last edition, including new co-editor (MTL), new authors, new hot topics and new chapters* Includes major emphasis on clinical applications* Extensively illustrated with tables and figures

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedications
• Inside Front Cover
• Preface to the First Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the Third Edition
• Preface to the Fourth Edition
• Foreword to the Fourth Edition
• Volume I
• Volume II
• INDEX