TY - BOOK ID - 77944484 TI - The MIF handbook PY - 2012 SN - 128359367X 9786613906120 9814335363 9789814335362 9781283593670 9789814335355 9814335355 PB - Hackensack, NJ. : World Scientific, DB - UniCat KW - Cytokines. KW - Immune response KW - Immune modulation KW - Immunity KW - Immunomodulation KW - Immunoregulation KW - Regulation of immunity KW - Regulation of the immune response KW - Idiotypic networks KW - Biological response modifiers KW - Ir genes KW - Cellular immunity KW - Regulation. KW - Regulation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77944484 AB - The role of the cytokine, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), in the immune response and in the immunopathogenesis of different inflammatory, autoimmune, and infectious disorders is now well established. The aim of this handbook is to provide an authoritative volume covering all aspects of MIF, from basic molecular biology to structure-function relationships, pathophysiology, genetics, and drug development.Recent studies continue to broaden considerably the role of MIF in both normal physiology and pathology, which range from such diverse areas as oncogenesis, cardiac physiology, and ER -