Anti-Idiotypes, Receptors, and Molecular Mimicry
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ISBN: 0387965483 / Publisher: Springer, November 1987
Proceedings of a Pre-Congress Symposium Held in Quebec, June 28 - July 1, 1986, in Conjunction with the Sixth Inter- national Congress of Immunology Held in Toronto
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Here is an up-to-date review of important new methods and results in anti-idiotypes, receptors, and molecular mimicry.It begins with a discussion of the theoretical background of the anti-idiotypic network, it's role in the regulation ofimmune response, and the physical characteristics of anti-idiotypic antibodies. It then goes on to explore manyexciting applications in such areas as insulin action, thyroid cell function, the neurosciences, cardiology,virology, pharmacology, and reproduction.
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