Basic immunology
Subtitle: functions and disorders of the immune system
By: Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman.
Contributors: Lichtman, Andrew H.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781416046882
Subjects: Immunology; Immunity; Immunity; Hypersensitivity; Immune System -- physiology; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the immune system : the nomenclature, general properties, and components of the immune system; title: Innate immunity : the early defense against infections; title: Antigen capture and presentation to lymphoctyes : what lymphocytes see; title: Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and the development of immune repertoires; title: Cell-mediated immune responses : activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated microbes; title: Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity : eradication of intracellular microbes; title: Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies; title: Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins; title: Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure; title: Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells; title: Hypersensitivity diseases : disorders caused by immune responses; title: Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immune responses.