How the Immune System Works

How the Immune System Works

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How the Immune System Works has helped thousands of students understand what's in their hefty immunology textbooks. In this book, Dr. Somoayrac cuts through the jargon and details to reveal, in simple language, the essence of this complex subject: how the immune system fits together, how it pr...

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Main Author: Sompayrac, Lauren (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2019
Edition:Sixth Edition
Subjects:
Immune System Phenomena
Immunity > physiology
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Table of Contents:
  • The innate immune system
  • B cells and antibodies
  • The magic of antigen presentation
  • T cell activation
  • T cells at work
  • Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking
  • Restraining the immune system
  • Self tolerance and MHC restriction
  • Immunological memory
  • The intestinal immune system
  • The immune system gone wrong
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Vaccines
  • Cancer and the immune system
  • Immunotherapy.

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