Basic Immunology
Functions and Disorders of the Immune System
4th Edition
Published on 13. November 2012
Book
Mixed media product
336 pages
978-1-4557-0707-2 (ISBN)
Description
Understand all the essential concepts in immunology with "Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System"! This concise, focused text provides you with an up-to-date, accessible introduction to the workings of the human immune system.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Medical Students, Allied Health course-takers, and lower-level Immunology undergrad courses
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 173 illustrations (173 in full color)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4557-0707-2 (9781455707072)
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Persons
By Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA; Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA and Shiv Pillai, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
Content
1. Introduction to the Immune System 2. Innate Immunity 3. Antigen Capture and Presentations to Lymphocytes 4. Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System 5. Cell-Mediated Immune Responses 6. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity 7. Humoral Immune Responses 8. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity 9. Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity 10. Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants 11. Hypersensitivity Diseases 12. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies Suggested Readings Appendix I: Principal Features of CD Molecules Appendix II: Glossary Appendix III: Clinical Cases Index