Liver Immunology : Principles and Practice
- Author
- M. Eric Gershwin, John M. Vierling, Michael P. Manns
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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parasitic and viral infections of the liver, autoimmune liver disease, alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, and transplantation in an easy-to-read and thorough format. Authors also address the key issues that have arisen in this field in recent years, including physiological roles of hepatocytes, sinusoidal lining cells, activated macrophages (Kupffer cells), cholangiocytes and stellate cells, and their modulation of T cells, natural killer (NK) cells and NKT cells.
Keywords: Medicine / Antigen / Autoimmune disease / Bacteria / Cytokine / Diseases / Genetics / Hepatitis / Immunology / Infection / Infections / Liver / Liver disease / Parasite / Pathology / Transplantation / Hepatology
