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Immunology of the Female Genital Tract
Title
Immunology of the Female Genital Tract [electronic resource] / by Ernst Rainer Weissenbacher.
ISBN
9783642149061
Publication
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Physical Description
VII, 262 p. 26 illus., 19 illus. in color. online resource.
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Summary
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, the mechanisms that regulate this mucosal immune system have received relatively little attention. This is due to the complexities of the immune and endocrine system and also the difficulties of conducting experiments in this field. This book systematically reviews and discusses recent studies and articles on the immunology of female genital tract tissue. The scope is broad, encompassing innate immune responses, adaptive (humoral and cell-mediated) immunity, the immunology of menstruation, the immunology of viral and bacterial infections, the immunology of normal and abnormal pregnancy, and immunological infertility. Throughout, tables and illustrations are judiciously used to facilitate understanding. Immunology of the Female Genital Tract will serve as an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all with an interest in this subject.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2014
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.
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