ABSTRACT

Concentrating on proven data and adopting a structure-function approach, this text provides grounding for an intricate understanding of the molecular biology, physiological mechanisms, and routine clinical use in disease settings of colony-stimulating factors (CSFs). This edition includes eight additional chapters, with updates of recently-discovered and established CSFs, each indexed individually.

chapter 6|10 pages

Cytokines and Apoptosis

The Mechanism of Regulation of Cell Death

chapter 7|16 pages

Hematopoietic Microenvironments

chapter 12|28 pages

Human Interleukin-3

An Overview

chapter 14|24 pages

Erythropoietin

chapter 17|36 pages

Kit-Ligand—Stem Cell Factor

chapter 18|16 pages

Interleukin-5

chapter 21|48 pages

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

chapter 24|14 pages

Clinical Use of Cytokines