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1 online resource. |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An Introduction on the old age and aging of the immune system -- The immune system, a marker and modulator of the rate of aging -- Age-associated alterations of pleiotropic stem cell and the therapeutic implication of stem cell therapy in aging -- A role for epigenetic modulation of the innate immune response during aging -- Basophil, eosinophil and neutrophil functions in the elderly -- Dendritic cells and dysregulated immunity in the elderly -- Natural killer cell immunosenescence and cancer in the elderly -- Pattern recognition receptors and aging -- Impact of ageing on T cell repertoire and immunity -- T cell mediated immunity in the immunosenescence process -- Biological and phenotypic alterations of T cells in aging -- T cells seen from the metabolic and aging perspective -- Age-related alterations in regulatory T cells -- Effects of aging on B cells -- The role of MicroRNAs in immunosenescence process -- Immunogenetics of Aging -- Aging immunity and infection -- Influenza infection in the elderly -- Optimising response to vaccination in the elderly -- Nutrition, immunity and aging -- Diet and immunosenescence -- Dietary Intake and impact of zinc supplementation on the immune functions in elderly: nutrigenomic approach -- Physiological and pathological role of reactive oxygen species in the immune cells -- Oxidative stress in aging -- Skin aging and the immune system -- Aging immunity and the impact of physical exercise. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Perth, W.A. Available via World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Feb. 25, 2014). |
| Subject |
Aging -- Immunological aspects.
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Aging -- immunology.
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| Added Author |
Massoud, Ahmad, editor of compilation.
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Rezaei, Nima, editor of compilation.
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Ebooks Corporation
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| ISBN |
9783642394959 (electronic bk.) |
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3642394957 (electronic bk.) |
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9783642394942 |
| OCLC # |
EBC1593149 |
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