Primer to the immune response
By: Tak W. Mak and Mary E. Saunders ; contributors, Maya R. Chaddah, Wendy L. Tamminen.
Contributors: Saunders, Mary E., Ph.D.; Mak, Tak W., 1945-
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780123741639
Subjects: Immune response; Immunology; Immune System; Immune System Diseases; Immunity
Description: This book is a 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. Written in the same engaging conversational style as the published reference book The Immune Response: Basic and Clinical Principles and conveys the same fascinating appeal of immunology. The authors bring clarity, readability and continuity of voice to an audience that requires only a brief survey of the most fundamental concepts in basic and clinical immunology. Illustrated with over 200 superb figures and 36 full color plates, and further enhanced by the inclusion of 60 tables and 6 Appendices.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the immune response; title: Components of the immune system; title: Innate immunity; title: The B cell receptor: proteins and genes; title: B cell development, activation, and effector functions; title: The major histocompatibility complex; title: Antigen processing and presentation; title: The T cell receptor: proteins and genes; title: T cell development, activation, and effector functions; title: Regulation of immune responses in the periphery; title: NK, ãä T, and NKT cells; title: Mucosal and cutaneous immunity; title: Immunity to infection; title: Vaccination; title: HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; title: Tumor immunology; title: Transplantation; title: Immune hypersensitivity; title: Autoimmune diseases; title: Hematopoietic cancers.