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
application of information in risk assessment are presented. This book
will be useful to biology and toxicology scientists and researchers, as
well as to regulatory authorities, industry, and the general risk
assessment community.