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9789048177684: Atlas Effectors of Anti-Tumor Immunity

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This Atlas is a unique scientific publication. It includes major issues of up-to-date information about immunophenotype, morphology and the function of the main effectors of anti-tumor immunity in a well presented format. The Atlas comprises a large number of illustrations presenting schemes and original micrographs demonstrating morphological features and ultrastructure of immunocompetent cells at various stages of differentiation. A special section describes cellular tumor microenvironment and micro-anatomy of carcinomas. Several parts include data about killer cells and T-regulatory lymphocytes. A special chapter gives a wide-ranging description of antigen-presenting dendritic cells, methods of dendritic cell generation and development of DC-based vaccines for anti-tumor immunotherapy. The co-authors of this book are expert scientists of major research centers of the USA and Europe.

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Adoptive immunotherapy for human cancers: Flagmen signal first “open road” then “roadblocks.” A narrative synopsis.- Tumor microenvironment genesis and implications on cancer immune response.- Natural killer cells. Lymphokine-activated killers.- CD4+/CD25+ T-regulatory cells.- CD8+ CD57+ T cells in tumor immunology.- Natural killer T (NKT) cells: Immunophenotype, functional characteristics and significance in clinical practice.- LAK immunotherapy in clinical studies.- Major properties of dendritic cells and their actual and potential applications in cancer therapy and infectious disease prophylaxis.

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9781402069307: Atlas Effectors of Anti-Tumor Immunity

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ISBN 10:  1402069308 ISBN 13:  9781402069307
Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 2008
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