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Basic immunology :

1455707074

9781455707072

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Basic immunology :

[Book]

functions and disorders of the immune system /

Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai ; illustrations by David L. Baker, Alexandra Baker

Fourth edition

Philadelphia, PA :

Elsevier/Saunders,

[2014]

ix, 320 pages :

colored illustrations ;

24 cm

"Student consult--Cover"

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to the immune system: nomenclature, general properties, and components -- Innate immunity: the early defense against infections -- Antigen capture and presentation to lymphocytes: what lymphocytes see -- Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system: structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and development of immune repertoires -- T cell-mediated immunity: activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated antigens -- Effector mechanisms of T cell-mediated immunity: functions of T cells in host defense -- Humoral immune responses: activation of B lymphocytes and a production of antibodies -- Effector mechanisms of homoral immunity: elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins -- Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity: self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure -- Immune responses against tumors and transplants: immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells -- Hypersensitivity: disorders caused by immune responses -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies: dIseases caused by defective immune responses

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Immunology

Hypersensitivity

Immune System-- physiology

Immunity

Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

Abbas, Abul K.

Lichtman, Andrew H.

Pillai, Shiv

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