Distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical Co., Medical Education Administration,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1982.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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viii, 312 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Ciba Foundation symposium ;
Volume Designation
90
GENERAL NOTES
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"Editors: David Evered (organizer) and Julie Whelan"--P. v.
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Proceedings of the Symposium on Receptors, Antibodies, and Disease, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, Oct. 27-29, 1981.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Structure-function relationships in adenylate cyclase systems / Martin Rodbell -- The immunological basis of autoimmune disease / I.M. Rott, L.C. De Carvalho -- The genetic basis of autoimmune disease / J.G. Knight, D.D. Adams -- T cell recognition and interaction in the immune system / N.A. Mitchison -- Insulin receptors and insulin receptor antibodies : structure-function relationships / Steven Jacobs, Pedro Cuatrecasas -- Autoantibodies to insulin receptors in man: immunological determinants and mechanism of action / C. Ronald Kahn, Masato Kasuga, George L. King, Carl Grunfeld -- Structure-function relations of the thyrotropin receptor / B. Rees Smith, P.R. Buckland -- Thyrotropin receptor antibodies : clinico-pathological correlations / R. Hall, S. McLachlan, M. McGregor, A.P. Weetman, B. Rees Smith -- Thyroid antibodies in thyroid diseases / G.F. Bottazzo, H.A. Drexhage, E.L. Khoury -- Structure of the acetylcholine receptor and specificities of antibodies to it in myasthenia gravis / Jon M. Lindstrom -- Mechanisms of acetylcholine receptor loss from the neuromuscular junction / Andrew G. Engel, Guido Fumagalli -- Acetylcholine receptor antibody : clinical and experimental aspects / John Newsom-Davis, Angela Vincent, Nick Willcox -- Atopy, autonomic function and [beta]-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies / Len C. Harrison, Judy Callaghan, J. Craig Venter, Claire M. Fraser, Michael L. Kaliner -- Prolactin and growth hormone receptors / H.G. Friesen, R.P.C. Shiu, H. Elsholtz, S. Simpson, J. Hughes -- Speculations on potential anti-receptor autoimmune diseases / Melvin Blecher.