Immunology of the Female Genital Tract
The mucosal immune system in the female reproductive tract has evolved to meet the unique requirements deriving from the need to deal with sexually transmitted bacterial and viral pathogens, allogeneic spermatozoa, and the immunologically distinct fetus. Despite years of immunologic investigation, t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Fundamentals of immunology: Concepts of innate and specific immunity
- Mucosal immunology
- General immunology of the genital tract: Distinct features of the genital mucosal tissue
- Functions and regulation of innate immune responses in the human reproductive tract
- Functions and regulation of adaptive humoral and cell-mediated immunity in the female genital tract
- Immunization studies
- Immunology of menstruation – menstruation as an inflammatory process
- Immunology of genital tract infections: Viral infections of the genital tract
- Bacterial infections of the genital tract
- Candidiasis
- Trichomoniasis
- Immunology in reproductive medicine: Immunology of pregnancy
- Immunologic infertility
- Immunocontraceptive approaches