Primer to the immune response

Primer to the immune response

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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
Subjects:
Immune System
Immunity
Immune System Diseases
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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