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RECORD NUMBER: 324 OF 501| Main Title | Molecular Mimicry: Infection-Inducing Autoimmune Disease [electronic resource] / | ||||
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| Type | EBOOK | ||||
| Author | Oldstone, Michael B.A. | ||||
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg, | ||||
| Year Published | 2005 | ||||
| Call Number | QR180-189.5 | ||||
| ISBN | 9783540307914 | ||||
| Subjects | Medicine ; Immunology | ||||
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| Collation | VII, 168 p. online resource. | ||||
| Notes | Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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| Contents Notes | Molecular Mimicry, Microbial Infection, and Autoimmune Disease: Evolution of the Concept -- The Structural Interactions Between T Cell Receptors and MHC-Peptide Complexes Place Physical Limits on Self-Nonself Discrimination -- A Virus-Induced Molecular Mimicry Model of Multiple Sclerosis -- Suppression of Autoimmunity via Microbial Mimics of Altered Peptide Ligands -- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Obtained Through Study of a Transgenic Model of Molecular Mimicry -- Trypanosoma cruzi-Induced Molecular Mimicry and Chagas' Disease -- HTLV-1 Induced Molecular Mimicry in Neurological Disease -- Molecular Mimicry: Anti-DNA Antibodies Bind Microbial and Nonnucleic Acid Self-Antigens -- Chlamydia and Antigenic Mimicry. (Text will follow) |