Peter J. Delves, Seamus J. Martin, Dennis R. Burton, Ivan M. Roitt.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Thirteenth edition.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 556 pages ;
Dimensions
28 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Essentials (Wiley-Blackwell (Firm))
GENERAL NOTES
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Preceded by Roitt's essential immunology / Peter J. Delves [and others]. 12th ed. 2011.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Innate immunity -- Specific acquired immunity -- Antibodies -- Membrane receptors for antigen -- Antigen-specific recognition -- Immunological methods and applications [JS2] -- The anatomy of the immune response -- Lymphocyte activation -- The production of effectors -- The regulation of the immune response -- Development and evolution of the immune response -- Adversarial strategies during infection -- Vaccines -- Immunodeficiency -- Allergy and other hypersensitivities -- Transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Autoimmune diseases.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of immunity to clinical applications. A brand new introduction sets the scene to section 1, Fundamentals of Immunology, introducing the microbial world and the strategies the body employs to defend itself. Each chapter then guides the reader through a different part of the immune system, and explains the role of each cell or molecule individually, and then as a whole. Section 2, Applied Immunology, discusses what happens when things go wrong, and the role the immune system plays alongside the damaging effects of a disease, including cancer, immunodeficiency, allergies and transplantation and the beneficial effects of vaccines." -- Publisher.