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" Neuropeptides and Immunoregulation "
edited by Berta Scharrer, Eric M. Smith, George B. Stefano.
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BL
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736562
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b556427
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edited by Berta Scharrer, Eric M. Smith, George B. Stefano.
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Neuropeptides and Immunoregulation\ edited by Berta Scharrer, Eric M. Smith, George B. Stefano.
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Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1994
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(x, 174 pages 19 illustrations)
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3642784801
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: 3642784828
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: 9783642784804
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Neuropeptides and Autoregulatory Immune Processes --;Role of Neuropeptides in the Bidirectional Communication Between the Immune and Neuroendocrine Systems --;Corticotropin and Immunoregulation --?-Melanotropin and its Role in Regulating the Inflammatory Response --;Immunoregulation by Neuropeptides Other than Corticotropin and Melanotropin --;Enkephalins as Regulators of Inflammatory Immune Reactions --;Interactions of Neuropeptides and Cytokines --;Stress and Immunity --;Pharmacological and Binding Evidence for Opioid Receptors on Vertebrate and Invertebrate Blood Cells --;Degradation of Neuropeptide Signal Molecules in Immunocytes of Vertebrates and Invertebrates.
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This book provides an updated overview of a rapidly develo- ping and exciting area of investigation dealing with the ro- le of neuropeptides in immunoregulatory processes. Existing texts focus on the bidirectional exchange of signals among the nervous, endocrine and immune systems in mammals, car- ried out primarily by the enkephalin and proopiomelanocortin families of neuropeptides and lymphokines. This collection of material is the first one to include pertinent informa- tion obtained in invertebrates, which has considerably ad- vanced our knowledge of the role of opioid neuropeptides, especiallyin another activity of the immune system, that of autoregulation. The study and interpretation of the remark- able parallelisms between these phenomena observed in inver- tebrates and vertebrates bring new insight into the me- chanisms of neuroimmunobiological integration with both general biological and clinical implications.
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Medicine.
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Neurosciences.
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QP552.N39E358 1994
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Berta Scharrer
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Eric M Smith
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George B Stefano
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