Immunotoxicity Testing: Methods and Protocols

by Rodney R. Dietert (Editor)

Recent critical advances in the field of immunotoxicology have led to incredible contributions to basic science, including crucial improvements in human risk assessment. In Immunotoxicity Methods and Protocols , expert researchers explore these changes, providing the reader with current, lab-ready procedures, along with the corresponding background information that is necessary to identify effective testing approaches for chemicals and drugs. Among the first volumes to meld consideration of immunotoxicity testing strategies with a comprehensive presentation of detailed laboratory protocols, chapters include a description of the evolution of immunotoxicity testing, a look at the importance of immunotoxicity testing for health risk reduction, and ideas concerning the future of the field. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology(tm) series format, most chapters contain a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which shares tips from the experts on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and innovative, Immunotoxicity Methods and Protocols is a critical, one-stop reference resource for the most important and commonly used laboratory protocols in immunotoxicology.

440 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2009

About the author

Rodney Dietert is Professor of Immunotoxicology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For over 30 years, Dietert has investigated enviromental risks for the developing immune system and the health consequences of immune damage. He has more than 280 research publications and while at Cornell has served as Director of: The Cornell Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors, The Institite for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology and The Graduate Program of Immunology. Dietert is listed in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. His upcoming 2009/2010 books are:

Immunotoxicity Testing (as Editor) - Springer/Humana Press and

Strategies For Protecting Your Child's Immune System (as an author with Janice Dietert) - World Scienctific Publications. "