Overview
The relationship between a mother and her fetus is a unique symbiotic union and immunological problems in one will most likely affect the other. The question of the immunology of fetal survival-which seems a profound paradox-has thus become one of great importance to biologists and physicians in all specialties. In The Immunology of Human Pregnancy the distinguished physician and immunologist Henry N. Claman surveys the complexly intertwined fields of immunology and obstetrics/perinatal medicine successfully developing a state-of-the-art synthesis that will help clarify the subject for every reader. This integrated single volume explores in depth such fundamental issues as: The immunological interactions between mother and fetus. The immunological paradox of pregnancy-Why doesn't the mother reject the fetus half of whose genes are foreign? The question of immunological competence in the mother during pregnancy. What effects do maternal autoimmunity have on the fetus? What effect does pregnancy itself have on autoimmune disease? The immunological basis of spontaneous abortion and possible immunization for treating this condition. Comprehensive thoroughly up-to-date and unified in approach Henry N. Claman's authoritative and long-awaited treatment of The Immunology of Human Pregnancy is a stimulating and insightful book for all clinicians and researchers.
Full Product Details
Author: Henry N. Claman
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Edition: 1993 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 1.140kg
ISBN: 9780896032514
ISBN 10: 0896032515
Pages: 219
Publication Date: 29 January 1993
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...the writing is superb...the most complex immunologic processes are presented in easy-to-folow diagrams...clinicians who deal with women trying to have babies, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and medical residents desiring a basic knowledge of pregnancy immunology would find this book a valuable asset.-The New England Journal of Medicine
...the writing is superb...the most complex immunologic processes are presented in easy-to-folow diagrams...clinicians who deal with women trying to have babies, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and medical residents desiring a basic knowledge of pregnancy immunology would find this book a valuable asset. - The New England Journal of Medicine
