• Immunotherapy for autoimmune diabetes 

    Jain, Renu, 1979- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Type I diabetes (TID) or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is an immunemediated disease in which the beta ([beta]) cells of the pancreatic ...
  • Two aspects of peripheral immune tolerance : systemic and mucosal tolerance mechanisms 

    Divekar, Rohit Dilip, 1978- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Autoimmune diseases are a significant cause of human morbidity and mortality. The defects in immune system that lead to the pathogenesis of autoimmune ...