Principles and Methods for Assessing Autoimmunity Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

This new volume in the Environmental Health Criteria series provides a framework for the evaluation of the role of chemical risk factors in the development of autoimmune diseases. In addition to a general introduction to autoimmune mechanisms and clinical expression of autoimmune diseases, a discussion of mechanisms of chemical-associated autoimmune responses precedes information on a range of chemical and other agents.

Animal models and human testing for autoimmune disease and the applicat...