Hereditary Immunity

by Rumyantsev, Sergey N.

• ISBN13: 9781604563634
• ISBN10: 160456363X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC

Summary

The purpose of this book is to fill the gap in a largely neglected fundamental branch of biology and medicine that is now becoming a hot topic. Although interest in the excellent protective power of hereditary immunity was sporadically characteristic of the history of immunology, its investigation has been out of the main stream of the science. Its origin and the mode of action have been beyond comprehension and exploitation. The agnostic attitude began to change very dramatically only at the edge of XXl Century. Until now, there has been no review book on the entire topic of hereditary immunity published in English. This is the first in-depth analysis of hereditary immunity both in the investigation of life and in health care.

Table of Contents

Hereditary immunity to infections	p. 3
Molecular makeup of hereditary immunity	p. 45
Ontogeny of immune constitution	p. 71
Phenomenon of immune mosaicism	p. 81
The forecast of epidemics	p. 105
Diagnostic and prophylactic care	p. 127
Clinical exploitation	p. 139
Moderation of genetic immunity	p. 149
Genetic engineering of hereditary immunity	p. 157
Hereditary immunity to non-infectious agents	p. 165
Main non-infectious diseases	p. 173
Update to general theory of diseases	p. 213
The origin of hereditary immunity	p. 221
Contribution to general immunology	p. 231
Back contribution to molecular biology	p. 241
Back contribution to genetics	p. 269
Contribution to human descent	p. 277
Conclusion	p. 301
Acknowledgments	p. 309
References	p. 311
Index	p. 345
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