Molecular basis of multiple sclerosis : the immune system /

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Imprint:Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2010.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 307 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:English
Series:Results and problems in cell differentiation, 0080-1844 ; 51
Results and problems in cell differentiation ; 51.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8895021
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Other authors / contributors:Martin, Roland (Physician)
Lutterotti, Andreas.
ISBN:9783642141539
3642141536
9783642141522
3642141528
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Despite major efforts by the scientific community over the years, our understanding of the pathogenesis or the mechanisms of injury of multiple sclerosis is still limited. Consequently, the current strategies for treatment and management of patients are limited in their efficacy. The mechanisms of tissue protection and repair are probably even less understood. One reason for these limitations is the enormous complexity of the disease and every facet of its pathogenesis, the mechanisms of tissue injury, the diagnostic procedures and finally the efficacy of treatments and their side effects. The.
Other form:Print version: Molecular basis of multiple sclerosis. Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2010 9783642141522