Understanding immunology
By: Peter Wood
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Harlow, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780273730682
Subjects: Immune System Processes; Immunology; Immunity; Immune System
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The threat to the body : the role and requirements of the immune system; title: The immediate response to infection : innate immunity and the inflammatory response; title: Specific immune recognition : B lymphocytes and the antibody molecule; title: T lymphocytes and MHC-associated recognition of antigen; title: Lymphocyte development and the generation of antigen receptors; title: Anatomy of the immune system; title: Anatomical and cellular aspects of antibody production; title: Effector mechanisms : dealing with pathogens in vivo (1) antibody-mediated responses; title: Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (2) cell-mediated immunity; title: Immunological memory and vaccination, the production and use of antibodies; title: Immunological tolerance and regulation : why doesn't the immune system attack ourselves?; title: Autoimmune diseases; title: Allergy and other hypersensitivities; title: AIDS; title: Manipulating the immune system : transplantation and tumours.