Overview
- Covers different aspects of the emergence of immune systems in the evolution of life
- Focuses on the origin of the immune response during the development of multicellularity
- Presents an integrated view of self and nonself recognition systems in the context of evolution
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 738)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Carlos López-Larrea is Professor of Immunology (Oviedo, Spain) and currently Head of the Department of Immunology at the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Oviedo, Spain). He is a world expert on spondyloarthropathies (SpA), in particular genetic (MHC) and genetic factors that influence the development of the disease. The main research interests of his group also currently include the study of epigenetic mechanisms involved in autoimmune diseases and the role of innate immunity in organ transplantation tolerance. He is a member of several international scientific organizations and board member of different scientific journals. He has published more than 150 international papers and books related to immunology and spondylaorthropathies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Self and Nonself
Editors: Carlos López-Larrea
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1680-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1679-1Published: 30 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4343-2Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1680-7Published: 07 March 2012
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 320
Topics: Immunology, Biomedicine general