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Mononuclear Phagocytes: Biology of Monocytes and Macrophages

By R. van Furth (auth.) , Ralph van Furth (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1992
ISBN
978-90-481-4171-5, 978-94-015-8070-0
DOI
10.1007/978-94-015-8070-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23388173 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
668\677
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Immunology; Oncology; Hematology; Medical Microbio

Description

Mononuclear phagocytes, which include macrophages, monocytes and their precursor cells, are the most important cells in the host defence against micro-organisms and tumor cells. During the last twenty-five years research on the biology of mononuclear phagocytes has increased tremendously. This motivated Professor R. van Furth to organize five international conferences on this subject in Leiden, the Netherlands. The edited proceedings of these meethings were published: in 1970 Mononuclear Phagocytes; in 1975 Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immunity, Infections and Pathology; in 1980 Mononuclear Phagocytes -- Functional Aspects; and in 1985 Mononuclear Phagocytes -- Characteristics, Physiology and Function. Reviews of these volumes, published in international journals, praised them as the most up-to-date state of the art publications. The publication of 1991 includes 88 chapters written by more than 200 authors.

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