Primer to the immune response

Primer to The Immune Response is an invaluable resource for college students, university undergraduates and students in medicine and other health professions who need a concise but complete and understandable introduction to immunology. This book is written in the same engaging conversational style...

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Main Author: Mak, Tak W. 1945- (Author)
Other Authors: Saunders, Mary E. 1945- (Scientific editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 2008
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505 0 # |a 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. 
520 # # |a Primer to The Immune Response is an invaluable resource for college students, university undergraduates and students in medicine and other health professions who need a concise but complete and understandable introduction to immunology. This book is written in the same engaging conversational style as the published reference book The Immune Response: Basic and Clinical Principles and conveys the same fascinating appeal of immunology. The authors bring clarity, readability and continuity of voice to an audience that requires only a brief survey of the most fundamental concepts in basic and clinical immunology. Primer to The Immune Response is beautifully illustrated with over 200 superb figures and 36 full-color plates, and further enhanced by the inclusion of 60 tables and 6 Appendices. Included with purchase of the book is website access to a captivating "Immunomovie"" that truly brings the immune response to pathogens to life. This new and unique immunology textbook compactly but elegantly covers both basic and clinical principles 
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