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The immune system / Peter Parham.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Garland Science, c2009.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780815341468
  • 0815341466
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.079/ PAR
LOC classification:
  • QR181 .P335 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense -- Innate immunity -- Principles of adaptive immunity -- Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity -- Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes -- The development of B lymphocytes -- The development of T lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies -- The body's defenses against infection -- Failures of the body's defenses -- Over-reactions of the immune system -- Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response -- Vaccination to prevent infectious disease -- Transplantation of tissues and organs -- Cancer and its interactions with the immune system.
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616.079/ ELG Immunology / 616.079/ GEH Case studies in immunology : 616.079/ KUB Immunology / 616.079/ PAR The immune system / 616.079/ PAT Immunology : 616.079/ PAT Immunology : 616.079/ PAT Immunology :

"Adapted from Immunobiology by Charles A. Janeway, Jr., Paul Travers, and Mark Walport; also published by Garland Science."

"Correlation guide inserted in pocket."

Includes index.

Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense -- Innate immunity -- Principles of adaptive immunity -- Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity -- Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes -- The development of B lymphocytes -- The development of T lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies -- The body's defenses against infection -- Failures of the body's defenses -- Over-reactions of the immune system -- Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response -- Vaccination to prevent infectious disease -- Transplantation of tissues and organs -- Cancer and its interactions with the immune system.

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