Infection, immune homeostasis and immune privilege [electronic resource] / Joan Stein-Streilein, editor.

Organs and tissues that can tolerate little or no inflammation have developed multiple overlapping mechanisms of immune protection in the absence of inflammation. These areas have been designated "immune-privileged sites" by Peter Medawar and include the central nervous system, eye, reprod...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors:	Stein-Streilein, Joan
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Basel ; New York : Springer, ©2012.
Series:	Birkhäuser advances in infectious diseases.
Subjects:	Immune response > Regulation. Inflammation > Immunological aspects. Immunology.