Tumour Immunobiology: A Practical Approach (The Practical Approach Series) The idea that the immune system may play a role in protecting against malignant disease is not new. Researchers in immunology as a whole in addition to those interested in cancer immunology should fin
Title | : | Tumour Immunobiology: A Practical Approach (The Practical Approach Series) |
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Rating | : | 4.54 (196 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0199633703 |
Format Type | : | Spiral-bound |
Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 1993-05-20 |
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Editorial : 'The editors of this book should be congratulated for ensuring that their contributors maintained a common style of method presentation, from the simplest of procedures such as the removal of a tumour from a tumour-bearing animal, to the more complex, such as modifying chimeric T-cells using chimeric T-cell receptor (TCR)-Ig genes. The instructions for each method are concise, precise and include a list of the equipment required for each procedure. In addition, methods for evaluating the success of a procedure are detailed carefully, so thst the practitioner can evaluate if a technique has been accomplished successfully the methods and protocols described within this volume will be extremely useful for the basic tumour immunobiologist, regardless of their level of experience.' Lionel A. Manson, University of Pennsylvania, Immunology Today, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1994
The idea that the immune system may play a role in protecting against malignant disease is not new. Since the earliest days of immunology research, scientists have sought to understand the mechanisms by which the host immune system might recognize cancer cells, and to manipulate these responses for therapeutic gain. It has become clear that the key to immune recognition of tumours lies in the relationship between cells in the microenvironment of the tumour itself. This volume provides a collection of techniques for establishing tumour cell lines, testing their immunogenicity, and characterizing the major effector cells, leading to protocols for manipulating antibody and T-cell receptor structure, preparing cytokine-secreting tumour cells and testing the efficiency of these new agents in preventing tumour growth. Researchers in immunology as a whole in addition to those interested in cancer immunology should find "Tumour Immunobiology: A Practical Approach" to be a useful practical reso
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