Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Saunders/Elsevier ,
c2009
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to the immune system : the nomenclature, general properties, and components of the immune system
- 2. Innate immunity : the early defense against infections
- 3. Antigen capture and presentation to lymphoctyes : what lymphocytes see
- 4. Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and the development of immune repertoires
- 5. Cell-mediated immune responses : activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated microbes
- 6. Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity : eradication of intracellular microbes
- 7. Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies
- 8. Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins
- 9. Cell-mediated immune responses : activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated microbes
- 10. Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity : eradication of intracellular microbes
- 11. Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies
- 12. Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins