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The Biology of Trypanosomes

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Leslie Hudson

    1. Department of Immunology, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, Great Britain

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 117)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Control of Differentiation in Trypanosoma cruzi

    • G. T. Williams
    Pages 1-22

  3. Biosynthesis, Attachment and Release of Variant Surface Glycoproteins of the African Trypanosome

    • M. J. Turner, M. L. Cardoso de Almeida, A. M. Gurnett, J. Raper, J. Ward
    Pages 23-55

  4. Glycosylation of the Variant Surface Antigens of Trypanosoma brucei

    • A. A. Holder
    Pages 57-74

  5. The Cell Surface of Trypanosoma cruzi

    • D. Snary
    Pages 75-92

  6. Regulation of Parasitaemia in Mice Infected with Trypanosoma brucei

    • S. J. Black, C. N. Sendashonga, C. O’Brien, N. K. Borowy, M. Naessens, P. Webster et al.
    Pages 93-118

  7. Macrophages as Mediators of Immunosuppression in Murine African Trypanosomiasis

    • B. A. Askonas
    Pages 119-127

  8. Trypanosoma cruzi: Interaction with Host Cells

    • B. Zingales, W. Colli
    Pages 129-152

  9. An Influenza Virus Model for Trypanosoma cruziInfection: Interactive Roles for Neuraminidase and Lectin

    • M. Csete, B. I. Lev, M. E. A. Pereira
    Pages 153-165

  10. The Relationship Between Autoimmunity and Chagas’ Disease: Causal or Coincidental?

    • L. Hudson, P. J. Hindmarsh
    Pages 167-177

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 179-183
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About this book

African and South American trypanosomiases are notable features of clinical and veterinary practice in their respective endemic areas and, as such, are of considerable economic importance. Scientifically, however, their importance ex­ tends beyond their clinical significance, as the trypano­ somes are intriguing and easily manipulated models for the study of the control of gene expression, membrane chemistry, proliferation and differentiation. It is clear from the scientific press that the rate of advance has "hotted" up in these areas of trypanosome research over the past 5 years and so a single-topic volume within the scope of the present series seemed timely. As ever, the final admix­ ture of review topics was a compromise between what was appropriate and what was available - fortunately with the former in vast excess. I should like to highlight two omissions, made for en­ tirely different reasons. The first is a detailed treatment of the molecular biology of the variant surface glycopro­ teins of the African trypanosomes (in particular Trypano­ soma brucei and T. equiperdum). This topic has been the subject of several reviews, for example, BORST and CROSS (1982)1 and TURNER (1982)2, and so was excluded from the present volume. The second omission is a review of the first-class work on genetic recombination from the group of Dr. Leo Jenni at the Schweizerisches Tropeninsti­ tut, Basel. This group has used isoenzyme markers to show that T.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Immunology, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, Great Britain

    Leslie Hudson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology of Trypanosomes

  • Editors: Leslie Hudson

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70538-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-70540-3Published: 06 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-70538-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-217X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 183

  • Topics: Medical Microbiology, Virology, Allergology, Immunology

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