Ciba Foundation Symposium 90 - Receptors, Antibodies and Disease

Copyright © 1982 Ciba Foundation

Ciba Foundation Symposium 90 - Receptors, Antibodies and Disease

Editor(s): David Evered, Julie Whelan

Published Online: 30 MAY 2008

Print ISBN: 9780272796542

Online ISBN: 9780470720721

DOI: 10.1002/9780470720721

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Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–viii)

    2. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–2)

      N. A. Mitchison

    3. Chapter 2

      Structure-Function Relationships in Adenylate Cyclase Systems (pages 3–21)

      Martin Rodbell

    4. Chapter 3

      The Immunological Basis of Autoimmune Disease (pages 22–34)

      I.M. Rott and L.C. De Carvalho

    5. Chapter 4

      The Genetic Basis of Autoimmune Disease (pages 35–56)

      J. G. Knight and D. D. Adams

    6. Chapter 5

      T Cell Recognition and Interaction in the Immune System (pages 57–81)

      N. A. Mitchison

    7. Chapter 6

      Insulin Receptors and Insulin Receptor Antibodies: Structure-Function Relationships (pages 82–90)

      Steven Jacobs and Pedro Cuatrecasas

    8. Chapter 7

      Autoantibodies to Insulin Receptors in Man: Immunological Determinants and Mechanism of Action (pages 91–113)

      C. Ronald Kahn, Masato Kasuga, George L. King and Carl Grunfeld

    9. Chapter 8

      Structure-Function Relations of the Thyrotropin Receptor (pages 114–132)

      B. Rees Smith and P. R. Buckland

    10. Chapter 9

      Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies: Clinico-Pathological Correlations (pages 133–152)

      R. Hall, S. McLachlan, M. McGregor, A. P. Weetman and B. Rees Smith

    11. Chapter 10

      Thyroid Antibodies in Thyroid Diseases (pages 153–177)

      G. F. Bottazzo, H. A. Drexhage and E. L. Khoury

    12. Chapter 11

      Structure of the Acetylcholine Receptor and Specificities of Antibodies to it in Myasthenia Gravis (pages 178–196)

      Jon M. Lindstrom

    13. Chapter 12

      Mechanisms of Acetylcholine Receptor Loss from the Neuromuscular Junction (pages 197–224)

      Andrew G. Engel and Guido Fumagalli

    14. Chapter 13

      Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody: Clinical and Experimental Aspects (pages 225–247)

      John Newsom-Davis, Angela Vincent and Nick Willcox

    15. Chapter 14

      Atopy, Autonomic Function and β-Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibodies (pages 248–262)

      Len C. Harrison, Judy Callaghan, J. Craig Venter, Claire M. Fraser and Michael L Kaliner

    16. Chapter 15

      Prolactin and Growth Hormone Receptors (pages 263–278)

      H. G. Friesen, R. P. C. Shiu, H. Elsholtz, S. Simpson and J. Hughes

    17. Chapter 16

      Speculations on Potential Anti-Receptor Autoimmune Diseases (pages 279–300)

      Melvin Blecher

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      Index of Contributors (pages 301–302)

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      Subject Index (pages 303–312)

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