Hepatitis B and D Protocols

Hepatitis B and D Protocols: Volume 2: Immunology, Model Systems, and Clinical Studies (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
by Robert K. Hamatake (Editor), Johnson Y. N. Lau (Editor)

Book Description
A broad-ranging collection of cutting-edge techniques for the study of HBV and HDV infections and for the development of therapies to treat them. In this second of two volumes, Immunology, Model Systems, and Clinical Studies, the authors focus on protocols for the study of host immune responses to infection, in vitro and in vivo models of infection, and the development of antivirals. Each fully tested protocol is described in step-by-step detail by an established expert in the field and includes a background introduction outlining the principle underlying the technique, equipment and reagent lists, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. An accompanying first volume, Detection, Genotypes, and Characterization, contains user-friendly protocols for the identification and quantification of viral markers, the detection and impact of viral variants, and the study of the viral life cycle.

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Introduction To Immunotoxicology

Introduction To Immunotoxicology
by Jacques Descotes (Author)

Product Details:
* Paperback: 250 pages
* Publisher: CRC (December 9, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0748403078

Book Description:
This text provides a concise and comprehensive introduction to key immunotoxicological issues for all those interested in, but with no prior knowledge of, this area of toxicology. The first section explores the health consequences of immunotoxicity, namely the adverse effects related to chemically-induced immunosuppression and immunostimulation, hypersensitivity reactions and autoimmune diseases, with an overview of Major Immunotoxicants. The Second Part Describes The Latest Methods Used to detect and evaluate, preclinically and clinically, the unexpected Immunotoxic Effects Of Xenobiotics. Trends In Implementing Strategies And recent changes to the regulatory aspects are also considered. The third section examines possible future developments, including In Vitro Methods, Biomarkers Of Immunotixicity And Risk Assessment.

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