The hygiene hypothesis [electronic resource] / Graham A. W. Rook.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (42 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Evolution | MedicineOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Definition of the hygiene hypothesis -- Gene-environment interactions -- Protection from allergic disorders by the farming environment -- Changing incidences of allergic disorders, autoimmunity and inflammatory bowel disease -- Deficient regulatory T cell activity in chronic inflammatory disorders -- Environmental microorganisms, immunoregulation and mammalian evolution -- Changing microbial exposure in developed countries -- Regulatory T lymphocytes and regulation of inflammation -- Animal models -- Cellular mechanisms -- Clinical trials.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.