Local immuity in reproductive tract tissues : proceedings of a Symposium on Local Immunity in Reproductive Tract Tissues convened by the World Health Organization Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction and held at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India on 26-30 November 1990 /
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| Meeting name: | Symposium on Local Immunity in Reproductive Tract Tissues (1990 : New Delhi, India) |
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| Imprint: | Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description: | xvii, 596 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Scientific basis of fertility regulation |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1554081 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction and Background
- An Overview of the Local Immune System
- 1. Organization and Phenotype of Immunocompetent Cells at Non-Reproductive Mucosal Surfaces
- 2. Regulatory Mechanisms in Mucosal Immunity
- 3. The Secretory IgA System
- 4. The Induction of Immunity at Mucosal Surfaces
- The Characterization of Immune Responses at Mucosal Surfaces
- 5. Assessment of Mucosal Antibody Responses
- 6. Humoral Immune Response Patterns of Human Muccosae, Including the Reproductive Tracts
- Local Immunity in the Male Reproductive Tract
- 7. Organization of Immunocompetent Cells and Their Function in the Male Reproductive Tract
- 8. Epithelial Barriers, Cell-Cell Adhesion and Mucosal Immunity in Male Reproductive Tract Tissues
- 9. Immunosuppressive Factors in the Male Reproductive Tract
- Local Immunity in the Female Reproductive Tract
- 10. Immunocompetent Cells in the Cervix and Vagina
- 11. Leucocytic Organization in the Endometrium and Fallopian Tube
- 12. Leucocytic Function in the Endometrium
- 13. IgA Immunity in Female Reproductive Tract Secretions
- 14. Production and Effect of Cytokines on Local Immuno-endocrine Reproductive Events in the Female Reproductive Tract
- 15. Immunoregulatory Protein Production in the Endometrium
- 16. The FEmale Reproductive Tract as an Inductive Site for Immune Responses
- Local Immunity to Sperm
- 17. Sperm-Lymphocyte Interactions in the Male Reproductive Tract
- 18. Secretory IgA and Anti-Sperm Antibodies in the male and Female Reproductive Tracts
- 19. Sperm Processing in the Female Reproductive Tract
- 20. Anti-Sperm Cell-Mediated Immunity in the Female Reproductive Tract
- Local Immunity to Microorganisms
- 21. Immunity to Infection in the Male Reproductive Tract
- 22. Immune Response to Genital Infections in the Female
- 23. Human Immunodeficieny Virus Infection of Fetal Tissue
- 24. Adverse Effects of Immunization of Males with Sperm Antigens
- 25. Adverse Immune Reactions in the Female Genital Tract
- Vaccine Strategy for Reproductive Tract Immunity
- 26. Vaccination Against Chlamydial Genital Tract Infection
- 27. Oral Immunization with Sperm Antigens
- 28. Local Immunization for Antifertility Immunity
- 29. Recombinant Avirulent Salmoella Vaccines and Prospects for an Anitfertility Vaccine
- 30. A Recombinant Antifertility Vaccine
- 31. The Design of Vaccines for Inducing Secretory Immunity in the Reproductive Tract
- Current Status, Future Needs, and Research Opportunities
- 32. The Mucosal Immune System and Its Assay
- 33. Local Immunity and Sperm p
