Eosinophil Ultrastructure: Atlas of Eosinophil Cell Biology and Pathology

Author: Melo, Rossana C.N.

Brand: Academic Press

Edition: 1

ISBN: 9780128137550

Release Date: 14-04-2022

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 518

Details: Product Description

Eosinophil Ultrastructure: Atlas of Eosinophil Cell Biology and Pathology focuses on eosinophils and their functional roles in inflammation, host defense and normal homeostatic activities. The book explores the ultrastructure of human eosinophils, highlighting biological processes observed in normal, experimental and pathological conditions. Created to fill a void in the eosinophil literature, this book has an extensive array of electron microscopic images that illustrate the diversity of eosinophil morphology. While the atlas is primarily a learning and teaching tool, it also acts as a helpful resource for researchers who want to identify distinguishing features and structural changes that arise during studies of human eosinophils.

Review

A guide for scientists who use electron microscopy to understand human eosinophils in studies focusing on structural biology, cellular immunology, and more

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Eosinophil Ultrastructure: Atlas of Eosinophil Cell Biology and Pathology focuses on eosinophils and their functional roles in inflammation, host defense and normal homeostatic activities. The book explores the ultrastructure of human eosinophils, highlighting biological processes observed in normal, experimental and pathological conditions. Created to fill a void in the eosinophil literature, this book has an extensive array of electron microscopic images that illustrate the diversity of eosinophil morphology. While the atlas is primarily a learning and teaching tool, it also acts as a helpful resource for researchers who want to identify distinguishing features and structural changes that arise during studies of human eosinophils.

About the Author

Rossana Melo is a Professor of Cell Biology and Principal Investigator at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil. She earned her MSc and PhD degrees in Cell Biology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, and received postdoctoral training from Harvard Medical School, USA. Rossana Melo serves on a number of research committees and programs and has been a distinct Brazilian Researcher at the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico –CNPq (National Research Council). She is the leader of the Cell Biology Research Group (UFJF/CNPq) and a visiting Scientist/Professor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University. Her areas of interest and expertise include cellular mechanisms involved in inflammation and infectious diseases, intracellular transport, cell secretion and advanced electron microscopic techniques.

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Co-Chief, Infectious Disease Division; Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA