Tak W. Mak and Mary E. Saunders ; contributors, Maya R. Chaddah, Wendy L. Tamminen
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Academic Press/Elsevier,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 436 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (chiefly col.) ;
Dimensions
28 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction to the immune response -- Components of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- The B cell receptor: proteins and genes -- B cell development, activation and effector functions -- The major histocompatibility complex -- Antigen processing and presentation -- The T cell receptor: proteins and genes -- T cell development, activation and effector functions -- Regulation of immune responses in the periphery -- NK, [gamma delta] T and NKT cells -- Mucosal and cutaneous immunity -- Immunity to infection -- Vaccination -- HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Tumor immunology -- Transplantation -- Immune hypersensitivity -- Autoimmune diseases -- Hematopoietic cancers