Understanding immunology

by Wood, Peter John

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Full title :Understanding immunology / Peter Wood.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:cop. 2011.
Edition:3rd ed

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Publisher(s):Prentice Hall/Pearson
Place of Publication:Harlow
Language:eng
Publication Date:cop. 2011.

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The Physical Object

Description:1 vol. (XIV-363 p.-[8] p. de pl.) : : ill. ; : 24 cm

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ISBN:0273730681, 9780273730682
oclc:ocn780261348
LC Classification:QR181
Dewey Decimal:616.079

The threat to the body : the role and requirements of the immune system -- The immediate response to infection : innate immunity and the inflammatory response -- Specific immune recognition : B lymphocytes and the antibody molecule -- T lymphocytes and MHC-associated recognition of antigen -- Lymphocyte development and the generation of antigen receptors -- Anatomy of the immune system -- Anatomical and cellular aspects of antibody production -- Effector mechanisms : dealing with pathogens in vivo (1) antibody-mediated responses -- Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (2) cell-mediated immunity -- Immunological memory and vaccination, the production and use of antibodies -- Immunological tolerance and regulation : why doesn't the immune system attack ourselves? -- Autoimmune diseases -- Allergy and other hypersensitivities -- AIDS -- Manipulating the immune system : transplantation and tumours.