Pattern Recognition Receptors and Aging
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), such as the toll-like receptors (TLRs), C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing receptors (NLRs), and the more recently discovered cytosolic RNA- an
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Immunology of Aging
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Immunology of Aging
Ahmad Massoud • Nima Rezaei Editors
Immunology of Aging
Editors Ahmad Massoud, PharmD, MPH, PhD Department of Immunology School of Medicine Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Nima Rezaei, MD, MSc, PhD Research Center for Immunodeficiencies Children’s Medical Center Hospital Tehran Iran Department of Immunology School of Medicine Molecular Immunology Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
ISBN 978-3-642-39494-2 ISBN 978-3-642-39495-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-39495-9 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Foreword
The rapidity of scientific progress over the last few years emphasizes the utility of a new collection of state-of-the-art reviews on the immunology of aging, as edited here by Drs Massoud and Rezaei. They have succeeded in putting together a remarkable set of contributions from many well-known scientists in the immunosenescence research field. Because the number of elderly people is increasing, both in the rich world and in developing countries, aging is a huge challenge for society globally and for the science o
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