Download or read book Mucosal Immune Defense: Immunoglobulin A written by Charlotte S. Kaetzel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-04 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This key work in the field draws on a broad spectrum of molecular biologic, biochemical, and immunogenetic approaches in combination with human and murine in vitro cell culture and in vivo model systems to address questions in mucosal immunity. Humans produce more immunoglobulin A (IgA) than all other antibody isotypes combined. This book is designed to serve as a concise reference of the present knowledge of the biology of IgA.