The Ageing Immune System and Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bueno, Valquiria (Editor), Lord, Janet M. (Editor), Jackson, Thomas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Geriatrics.; Cell biology.; Aging.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319433653
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43365-3
• Physical Description: XII, 182 p. 19 illus., 11 illus. in color. online resource.

The present book intends to provide an update on immunosenescence and how deficiencies in the immune system contribute to a higher susceptibility to infections, decline in organ function, reduced vaccination responses, age-related disease and the ageing process itself, negatively affecting longevity...