Lecture notes : immunology

Designed as an introductory core text on immunology, Lecture Notes: Immunology successfully provides a concise and student-friendly review of essential immunity and immunopathology topics. Key concepts are introduced in an incremental fashion and build up a thorough overview of the field for the rea...

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Main Authors: Todd, Ian , 1954- (Author), Spickett, Gavin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell / John Wiley & Sons , c2010
Edition:6th ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The nature of immunity
  • 2. Immune recognition
  • 3. Lymphocyte development and activation
  • 4. Lymphocyte interactions, cytokines, and the lymphoid system
  • 5. Immunoglobulins
  • 6. Complement
  • 7. Effector cells
  • 8. Mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils
  • 9. Killer cells
  • 10. Immunity and infection
  • 11. Primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders
  • 12. The generation of tissue damaging responses
  • 13. Mechanisms of immunological tissue damage
  • 14. Lymphoproliferative disease
  • 15. Transplantation
  • 16. Immunological therapy