Iron in Immunity, Cancer and Inflammation
Published on 28. June 1989
Book
Hardback
434 pages
978-0-471-92150-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains a series of essays by researchers who examine the most recent developments in the use of iron on cancer, inflammation and in the immune system. Topics include iron and malignancy, the clinical use of iron chelation and the immunology of iron overload.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
28 line drawings, 6 half-tones, 16 tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 54 mm
Width: 35 mm
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-92150-9 (9780471921509)
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Content
The molecular biology of iron-binding proteins, P.Arosio et al; iron and cells of the immune system, J.H.Brock; the anaemia of inflammation and chronic disease, A.M.Konijn and C.Hershko; iron and joint inflammation, F.J.Andrews et al; inflammation and parasitic disease, I.A.Clark and G.Chaudhri; iron-binding proteins and the regulation of haematopoietic cell proliferation/differentiation, H.E.Broxmeyer; iron, the iron-binding proteins and bone marrow cell differentiation, J.Fletcher; the immunology of iron overload, M.de Sousa; iron and tumor cell growth, H.H.Sussman; ferritin as a marker of malignancy, C.Moroz and H.Bessler; iron-related markers in liver cancer, J.L.Israel et al; the iron-binding proteins in nuclear medicine - uses in diagnosis and therapy, M.R.Zalutsky; potential clinical uses of anti-transferrin receptor monoclonal antibodies, I.S.Trowbridge; clinical use of iron chelation, M.J.Pippard.