Natural killer cells : basic science and clinical application /: basic science and clinical application. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael T. Lotze, Angus W. Thomson.
• Other Names: Lotze, Michael T; Thomson, Angus W
• Contents: I. NK BIOLOGY; Developmental Stages and Pathways of NK Cell Maturation; Developmental Origins of Thymus-Derived Natural Killer Cells; Interferon-Producing Killer Dendritic Cells (IKDC); Natural Killer Cells in Cancer; NK Cell Immune Recognition: NKG2D Ligands and Stressed Cells; NK Cell KIR Heterogeneity and Evolution; Signaling Events in Natural Killer Cells; Human Natural Killer Cell Development; II. NK INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CELLS; Isolation, Culture and Propagation of Natural Killer (NK) Cells; The Localization and Migration of Natural Killer Cells in Health and Disease; Receptors on NK Cells; Development and Testing of NK Cell Lines; NK Cell-derived Cytokines and Delivery; NK Cell Synapses; NK Cells as Recipients of Cytokine Signals; NK Cells and Chemokines; Natural Killer Cytolytic Activity; Illuminating Intranodal Natural Killer Cell Behavior Using Two-Photon Microscopy; Dendritic Cells and NK Cells; NK and NKT cells: The Innate- Adaptive Interface Including Humoral Responses; NK Cell and Endothelial Cell Interactions; NK Cell/Epithelial Interactions; NK Cell-T Cell Interactions; III. NK CELLS IN THE TISSUES; NK Cells and NKT Cells in Cutaneous Disorders; Natural Killer Cells in the Respiratory Tract; Intestinal Natural Killer Cells; Natural Killer Cells in the Liver; Natural Killer Cells in the Spleen and Lymph Node; Natural Killer Cells in the Central Nervous System; NK Cells in the Eye; NK Cells and Reproduction; Identification of Natural Killer Cells in Tissues and Their Isolation; NK Cell Immune Regulation: Coordination of Immune Function in Tissues; IV. NK CELLS IN DISEASE; Natural Killer Cells and Transplantation; Natural Killer Cells and Autoimmunity; Interaction of NK Cells with Bacteria; Natural Killer Cells and Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Cytomegalovirus Infection and NK Cells; Natural Killer Cells in Allergy; Natural Killer Cells in Wound Healing; Natural Killer Cells in Atherosclerosis; Natural Killer Cells in Leukemia; Natural Killer Cells and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Clinical Trials of NK Cells for Cancer; Natural Killer Cells and Hepatitis C Virus Infection; Natural Killer Cells and the Biology of Parasitism; Lymphoproliferative Disorders of Natural Killer Cells; V. SPECIAL TOPICS IN NK BIOLOGY; Natural Killer Cell Induction of Tolerance; Genetic Engineering of Natural Killer Cells; NK Cell-Mediated Target Cell Death; NK-Cell Tracking Using Non-Invasive Imaging Modalities
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (660 pages)
• Subjects: 616.0799; Killer cells
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080919294; 0080919294
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