Introduction to human immunology
By: Teresa L. Huffer, Dorothy J. Kanapa, George W. Stevenson.
Contributors: Kanapa, Dorothy J.; Stevenson, George W.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Trade Paperback
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Immunology; Immunologic diseases; Immune System; Immunologic Diseases
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: Biochemistry of the immune system. Atomic theory -- Electrons and their orbits -- The nature of chemical bonds -- Acids, bases, and the ph scale -- Proteins : structure and function -- Lipids -- Carbohydrates: monosaccharides and polysaccharides -- DNA and RNA -- Cell biology and genetics. Cells : organization and function -- How cells of the body survive -- Genetics : inheritance and expression of DNA codes -- The human immune system -- Overview of the immune system -- The clonal nature of the immune response -- The nature of immunoglobulins : structure and function -- The components of the immune response -- Antigen processing -- T-lymphocyte function and activation -- B-lymphocyte activation -- The complement components -- Mononuclear phagocyte, polymorphonuclear granulocyte, and natural killer lymphocyte function -- Review of the schematic diagram of the immune response -- Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) -- Useful human immunologic laboratory tests -- Immunoregulation -- Diseases of the immune system. The allergic diseases and other immune hypersensitivity states -- The autoimmune diseases -- The immunodeficiency diseases -- Transplantation and immunotherapy.