The immune system

Focuses on the human immune system and synthesizes immunological concepts into a comprehensible and reader-friendly account of how the immune system works. Written for undergraduate, medical, veterinary, dental, and pharmacy students in immunology courses, this work makes use of medical examples to...

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Main Authors: Parham, P. [ (Peter)] , 1950- (Author), Janeway, Charles A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Garland Science , c2009
Edition:3rd ed
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Online Access:Contributor biographical information

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300 |a 1 v. (various pagings) :   |b chiefly col. ill. ;   |c 28 cm. 
500 |a "Adapted from Immunobiology by Charles A. Janeway, Jr., Paul Travers, and Mark Walport; also published by Garland Science." 
500 |a Includes index 
505 0 |a 1. Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense -- 2. Innate immunity -- 3. Principles of adaptive immunity -- 4. Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity -- 5. Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes -- 6. The development of B lymphocytes -- 7. The development of T lymphocytes -- 8. T cell-mediated immunity -- 9. Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies -- 10. The body?s defenses against infection -- 11. Failures of the body?s defenses -- 12. Over-reactions of the immune system -- 13. Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response -- 14. Vaccination to prevent infectious disease -- 15. Transplantation of tissues and organs -- 16. Cancer and its interactions with the immune system 
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