A portrait of the immune system : scientific publications of N K Jerne / edited by Ivan Lefkovits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jerne, N. K.

Contributor:

Lefkovits, Ivan.

Series:

World Scientific series in 20th century biology ; v. 2.

Series in 20th century biology ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immune system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (900 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific Pub. Co., 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the published work of Nobel Laureate Niels Kaj Jerne, this book shows how he developd his ideas. The book is a compilation of his published work, but in fact it is much more than that. Whether the reader wants to read the book systematically, or only browse, it opens a fascinating world of hypotheses, theories, facts and vistas. His selection theory, his view of how immunological diversity is created, and his concept of lymphocytes interacting as a network, reveals Jerne's revolutionary spirit. The book ought to be a rich source of inspiration for everyone interested in science and how s

Contents:

CONTENTS; I PREFACE; THE MASTER AND HIS ATELIER; II OVERVIEW; A PORTRAIT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; III ON THE WRITING OF A PAPER WITH N. K. JERNE; Notes by Antonio Coutinho; Notes by Luciana Forni; Notes by Hiroshi Fuji; Notes by Claudia Henry; Notes by Eduard Kellenberger; Notes by Aurelia Koros; Notes by Albert Nordin; Notes by Klaus Rajewsky; Notes by Harald von Boehmer; IV BIBLIOGRAPHY; V FACSIMILES OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS; GRAPHICAL EVALUATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL EXPERIMENTAL SERIES; STANDARDIZATION OF DIPHTHERIA TOXOID: Some Theoretical and Practical Considerations

THE VALIDITY AND MEANING OF THE RESULTS OF BIOLOGICAL ASSAYSAVIDITY BASED ON RABBIT SKIN RESPONSES TO DIPHTHERIA TOXIN-ANTITOXIN MIXTURES; Bacteriophage Inactivation by Antiphage Serum Diluted in Distilled Water; THE STANDARDIZATION OF IMMUNOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES; THE RATE OF INACTIVATION OF BACTERIOPHAGE T4R IN SPECIFIC ANTI-SERUM; THE ""UNIT"" IN PREFERENCE TO THE ""TITRE"" AS A MEASURE OF AGGLUTINATING ACTIVITY; THE NATURAL-SELECTION THEORY OF ANTIBODY FORMATION; THE DISTRIBUTION OF PARENTAL PHOSPHORUS ATOMS AMONG BACTERIOPHAGE PROGENY

THE PRESENCE IN NORMAL SERUM OF SPECIFIC ANTIBODY AGAINST BACTERIOPHAGE T4 AND ITS INCREASE DURING THE EARLIEST STAGES OF IMMUNIZATIONTHE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHAGE-INACTIVATING PROPERTIES OF SERUM DURING THE COURSE OF SPECIFIC IMMUNIZATION OF ANANIMAL: REVERSIBLE AND IRREVERSIBLE INACTIVATION; THE STABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS; THE EFFECTS OF RIBONUCLEASE ON THE BACTERIOPHAGE T 4, ITS HOST CELL, E. COLI B, AND ON INFECTED COLI CELLS; Dispersal of the Parental Nucleic Acid of Bacteriophage T4 Among its Progeny; ARRHENIUS OG IMMUNOLOGIEN; IMMUNOLOGICAL SPECULATIONS

3d Theories of Antibody FormationSelektive Theorien der Antikörperbildung; MECHANISMS OF IMMUNITY IN INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EXOTOXINS; Plaque Formation in Agar by Single Antibody-Producing Cells; The Agar Plaque Technique for Recognizing Antibody-producing Cells; STUDIES ON THE PRIMARY IMMUNE CELLULAR RESPONSE IN MICE; INFORMATION EXCHANGE GROUP NO. 5; Functions and Properties Related to the Tail Fibers of Bacteriophage T4; Antibody Formation and Immunological Memory; 75 Jahre Robert Koch-Institut; Das Antikörper-Problem; Die Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität

The Natural Selection Theory of Antibody Formation Ten Years Later; The depressive effect of 7 S antibody and the enhancing effect of 19 S antibody in the regulation of the primary immune response; Antibodies and Learning: Selection versus Instruction; Genetische und Zellulare Diversität in der Antikörperbildung; THE PROBLEM OF ANTIGEN COMPETITION; Transplantation von Organen und Geweben; Summary: Waiting for the End; COMPETITION OF 19S AND 7S ANTIGEN RECEPTORS IN THEREGULATION OF THE PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE IN VITRO: REVERSIBLE SUPPRESSION BY ANTI-GLOBULIN ANTIBODIES

The Antibody Dilemma

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789812830302

9812830308