Immunology

"Concise review of immunology to be used by resident medical students"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doan, Thao (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2008
Series:Lippincott's illustrated reviews
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The need for self recognition
  • 2. Antigens and receptors
  • 3. Barriers to infection
  • 4. Cells of the innate immune system
  • 5. Innate immune function
  • 6. Molecules of adaptive immunity
  • 7. Cells and organs
  • 8. Generation of immune diversity: lymphocyte antigen receptors
  • 9. Lymphocyte development
  • 10. Lymphocyte activation
  • 11. Lymphocyte function
  • 12. Regulation of adaptive responses
  • 13. The well patient: how innate and adaptive immune responses maintain health
  • 14. Hypersensitivity reactions
  • 15. Immune deficiency
  • 16. Autoimmunity
  • 17. Transplantation
  • 18. Immune pharmacotherapy
  • 19. Tumor immunity
  • 20. Measurement of immune function