Aging, Immunity, and Infection / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780896036444 Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC Publication date: 06/16/2003 Series: Infectious Disease Edition description: 2003 Pages: 242 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d) The preparation of Aging, Immunity, and Infection has been a "labor of labor. " When we began, there existed a huge literature-but manage­ able, we thought, given our years of experience in the area often referred to as immunogerontology. However, in the time that we have been at work, the new relevant literature has increased at a prodigious rate. The more we read and tried to assimilate, the farther we fell behind. In order to have any hope of completing a book on this rapidly evolving topic, we have been forced to become increasingly selective in covering new and re cent publications. We dare to hope that many read­ ers will find the book useful and only a few will dweIl on the inevitable inadequacies. We consider the book a work in progress, and welcome suggestions for future edi