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Basic immunology :

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032339082X

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9780323390828

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Basic immunology :

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[Book]

Other Title Information

functions and disorders of the immune system /

First Statement of Responsibility

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor in Pathology, Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, Shiv Pillai, MBBS, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts ; Illustrations by David L. Baker, MA, Alexandra Baker, MS, CMI DNA Illustrations, Inc.

Edition Statement

Fifth edition.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 335 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (chiefly color) ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and index.

Text of Note

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 production of antibodies -- Effector mechanisms of humoral 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 immunity.

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Understand all the essential concepts in immunology with this book that provides you with an up-to-date, accessible introduction to the workings of the human immune system. This book enables you to efficiently master the immunology information you need through clinically focused content, logically organized by mechanism. You can apply what you have learned to real-world situations by referencing the appendix of clinical cases. It can enhance your learning with the help of numerous full-color illustrations and useful tables, as well as summary boxes, review questions, and a glossary of immunology terms. -- Publisher description.

Allergy.

Immune system-- Physiology.

Immunity.

Immunological deficiency syndromes.

Hypersensitivity.

Immune System-- physiology.

Immunity.

Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes.

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Abbas, Abul K.

Lichtman, Andrew H.

Pillai, Shiv

Date of Transaction

20180821014258.0

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