How the immune system works
By: Lauren Sompayrac.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781405162210
Subjects: Immune system; Immunity; Immune System -- physiology; Immune System -- anatomy & histology; Immune System -- physiopathology; Immunity -- physiology
Description: "The third edition of this book provides an introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in humorous but informative 'Lectures' accompanied by illustrations. It is perfect for exam preparation or as an overview of a difficult subject."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: An overview; title: The innate immune system; title: B cells and antibodies; title: The magic of antigen presentation; title: T cells and cytokines; title: Lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking; title: Turning off the immune system; title: Tolerance induction and MHC restriction; title: Immunological memory and vaccines; title: Immunopathology : the immune system gone wrong; title: Cancer and the immune system; title: A critique of the immune system.