Hypospadias is recognised as one the most common congenital malformations in male newborns, resulting in an abnormal opening of urethral meatus. It...

The human hypothalamus produces endogenous membrane sodium potassium ATPase inhibitor digoxin. The isoprenoid pathway synthesises digoxin. The othe...

Low oxygenation levels are a hallmark of numerous pathologic conditions. Hypoxia occurs in chronic diseases of brain, kidneys and liver. Malignant ...

Hysterectomy is the most frequently performed operation in women, with a life time risk varying from country to country from less than 20% to over ...

Hysterectomy is one of the most prevalent surgeries world-wide in the female population. Nine out of every ten hysterectomies are performed for non...

Idiopathic generalised epilepsies are characterised by strong genetic factors and multiple clinical phenotypes; animal models of untreated epilepsi...

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an increasingly recognized and novel systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by tumefactive lesions with inf...

The authors reviewed a wide number of microbiological and medical papers outlining the profile of different probiotic strains in the immunemodulati...

Immune or immunological tolerance is the process by which the immune system does not attack an antigen. It occurs in three forms: central tolerance...

Immunopathogenesis has recently been receiving increased interest from researchers, leading to a better understanding of the mechanisms of neurolog...

Immunity and immunotherapy of human fungal infections is an up-to-date in-depth assessment of the current status of immune-based anti-fungal preven...

Immunogenicity is the ability of a particular substance, such as an antigen or epitope, to provoke an immune response. This book presents current r...

The book "Immunoglobulins, Magic Bullets and Therapeutic Antibodies" comprises of ten chapters and it describes the origin, history, timeline, prod...

In immunology, an adjuvant refers to any agent that stimulates the immune system and thus, increases the response to a vaccine. Optimal conditions ...

One of the major problems in clinical practice is the diagnosis of cancer and determining how to manage cancer patients. More than any other diseas...

This monograph summarizes the data of the prospective study on the immunological characteristics of cancer patients with sepsis and septic shock de...

Proceedings of the International Congress held in Chamrousse (France), 1-2 February 1991.

There is a large and rapidly growing body of literature on the immunology in clinic practice. In this book, the authors have made an effort to brie...

Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immu...

This book provides new research on immunosuppressives. Chapter One focuses on practical issues concerning immunosuppression in nephrology. Chapter ...

Immunotherapy is a medical term defined as "treatment of disease by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing an immune response". Immunotherapies are de...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been increasing worldwide, and it is becoming a public health concern. In this book, the path...