Steven W. Edwards

Biochemistry and Physiology of the Neutrophil

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9780521018500
• ISBN-10: 0521018501
• Artikelnr.: 21809179

Inhaltsangabe

1. Neutrophils and host defence: the fight against infection; 2. The
development and structure of neutrophils; 3. The generation and recognition
of neutrophil-activating factors: structure and function of neutrophil
receptors; 4. The cytoskeleton: the molecular framework regulating cell
shape and the traffic of intracellular components; 5. The respiratory
burst: the generation of reactive oxygen metabolites and their role in
microbial killing; 6. Neutrophil activation: the production of
intracellular signalling molecules; 7. Neutrophil priming: regulation of
neutrophil function during inflammatory activation; 8. Disorders of
neutrophil function; Index.