Retroviral Immunology Immune Response and Restoration

Over the last decade much has been written about HIV and AIDS, although there has been surprisingly very little written on the immunology of retroviral infections, in general, and on HIV in particular. In Retroviral Immunology: Immune Response and Restoration, world-renowned authorities address the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pantaleo, Giuseppe (Editor), Walker, Bruce D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Infectious Disease
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Epidemiological and Immunological Implications of the Global Variability of HIV-1
  • 2 Role of Chemokines and Their Receptors in the Pathogenesis of HIV Infection
  • 3 Cytokines and Chemokines in HIV Infection
  • 4 Development and Reconstitution of T-Lymphoid Immunity
  • 5 HIV Gene Products as Manipulators of the Immune System
  • 6 Immune Response to Murine and Feline Retroviruses
  • 7 Immune Response to HTLV-I and HTLV-II
  • 8 HIV-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies
  • 9 Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses in Acute and Chronic HIV-1 Infection
  • 10 Characterization of the HIV-1—Specific T-Helper Cell Response
  • 11 Immune Responses to Nonhuman Primate Lentiviruses
  • 12 Intrahost Selective Pressure and HIV-1 Heterogeneity During Progression to AIDS
  • 13 Polymorphism in HLA and Other Elements of the Class I and II Response Pathways
  • 14 Immunologic Approaches to the Therapy of Patients with HIV Infection