Leucocyte Trafficking: The Role of Fucosyltransferases and Selectins

by A. Hamann, A. Schottelius, Khusru Asadullah

Book Overview

An essential component of inflammation is the migration of circulating leukocytes from blood into tissues. This process is characterized by a multistep paradigm of sequential cell adhesion and activation events that lead to the extravasation of specific leukocyte subsets to different tissues in health and disease. The first step of leukocyte extravasation, the rolling of leukocytes, is primarily mediated by the interactions of selectins and their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540401121
• ISBN13: 9783540401124
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.4"