Until recently, the vascular system was perceived as inert, and immunology and vascular biology were seen as unrelated disciplines. However, research has now shown that much of the work of the immune system occurs within the vascular canals and there is constant interaction between the immunocompetent cells and the vessel wall. This volume summarizes the manifold interactions between the endothelium and the immune response system and includes important sections examining the immunopathology involved in various forms of vascular damage, particularly atherosclerosis.
Until recently, the vascular system was perceived as inert, and immunology and vascular biology were seen as unrelated disciplines. However, research ...
Physiology or medicine was the third prize area Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Nobel had an active interest in medical research. He came into contact with Swedish physiologist Jöns Johansson through Karolinska Institute around 1890. Johansson worked for a brief period in Nobel's laboratory in Sevran, France during the same year. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute. This volume is a collection of the Nobel lectures delivered by the Nobel Laureates, together with their biographies and the presentation speeches for...
Physiology or medicine was the third prize area Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Nobel had an active interest in medical research. He came into con...
