(PDF) Immunology of the Female Genital Tract by Ernst Rainer Weissenbacher

This is the PDF eBook version for Immunology of the Female Genital Tract by Ernst Rainer Weissenbacher, Monika Wirth, Ioannis Mylonas, William J. Ledger, Steven S. Witkin

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of immunology: Concepts of innate and specific immunity.- Mucosal immunology.- General immunology of the genital tract: Distinct features of the genital mucosal tissue.- Functions and regulation of innate immune responses in the human reproductive tract.- Functions and regulation of adaptive humoral and cell-mediated immunity in the female genital tract.- Immunization studies.- Immunology of menstruation – menstruation as an inflammatory process.- Immunology of genital tract infections: Viral infections of the genital tract.- Bacterial infections of the genital tract.- Candidiasis.- Trichomoniasis.- Immunology in reproductive medicine: Immunology of pregnancy.- Immunologic infertility.- Immunocontraceptive approaches.