Cytokine Reference Institutional Version: A Compendium of Cytokines and Other Mediators of Host Defense - Hardcover

Hirano, Toshio; Vilcek, Jan; Nicola, Nicos A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0122526732 ISBN 13: 9780122526732

Publisher: Academic Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Cytokine Reference is the most complete work for anyone interested in the role of cytokines in host defense processes. With essential and comprehensive information on all known cytokines, including chemokines, growth factors and neuropeptides, the database will include hundreds of entries with detailed descriptions of cytokine genes, proteins, cell sources, activities, receptors, receptor signal transduction, gene activation, pathophysiology, therapeutics and techniques. This encyclopedic reference is written by a panel of global experts and will include extensive tables and diagrams. This book/online bundle consists of a two-volume print set, plus a regularly updated and searchable Online Database.
Cytokines are produced by virtually all the cells in our bodies, and they regulate the systems that defend us against infection, tumors, and trauma. This publication and database will enable all those working in the field to find the information they need about this ever-expanding field.

Key Features
* Online extensively-linked database is highly functional and allows you to reach data in a variety of ways--by cytokine, by cell type, or by disease
* Online version offers regularly updated entries and addition of new entries as research uncovers further information
* Print version has approximately 2500 pages of detailed and highly structured information on all the cytokines and other mediators of host defense
* Contains over 175 chapters contributed by international experts and edited by 6 world renowned scientists
* Online database allows extensive links at chapter subheading level guiding you through the maze of inter-relationships
* Online version includes full color diagrams and sequences plus links to online databases, including MEDLINE, PDB, SWISSPRO, and GenBank
* Every cytokine or receptor chapter uses the same highly structured subheadings, ensuring that the information is complete, comprehensive, and easy to find

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Cytokine Reference is the most complete work available for anyone interested in the role of cytokines in host defense processes. Central to this essential Reference is access to a regularly updated and functional on-line version, which enables you to get all the information you need when you need it.
This launch version includes 193 entries, in print and on-line, with detailed descriptions of cytokine genes, proteins, cell sources, activities, receptors, receptor signal transduction, gene activation, pathophysiology, therapeutics and techniques. Additional entries will follow on-line, providing you with comprehensive information on all known cytokines and their receptors, including chemokines, growth factors and neuropeptides.
Written and edited by a panel of global experts, this is the only reference on cytokines that you will ever need.
@introbul:Key features include:
@bul:* Regularly up-dated entries and addition of new entries as the latest research uncovers further information
* Each entry organised in the same way to allow quick and easy access to information on every aspect of the cytokines
* Extensive internal hyperlinking to allow you to access the data you need from multiple entry points of interest such as diseases, cell types, receptors, and cytokine families
* 'At a glance' dynamic listings showing which cytokines are produced by which cells or implicated in which diseases
* Additional external hyperlinks to on-line databases such as PubMed
* Fully searchable text and highly functional structure to guide you through the maze of inter-relationships

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0122526732
• ISBN 13: 9780122526732
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2500
• Editor: Oppenheim Joost J., Feldmann Marc, Durum Scott K.