This third edition of How the Immune System Works provides an introduction to the essential principles of the immune system. New features of the third edition include: More material on cancer and the immune system; Expanded coverage of immune system regulation with a chapter "Tu…
"The vast majority of medically important pathogens infect their host across a body surface such as the skin, or across a mucosal tissue such as the respiratory tract or intestines, as these sites are the ones exposed to the external environment. By focusing on immunity at mucos…
The 15 lectures in this book provide an introduction to the ‘bigger picture’, followed by practical discussion on how each of the components interacts with one another. This book has been rigorously updated for its fourth edition to reflect today’s immunology teaching and includ…
Een fascinerende reis langs de verdedigingslinies van het menselijk lichaam.
Discusses the role of nutrients as important cofactors and regulators of immune response. Topics covered include expression of nutrient interaction in immune function; the effect of nutritional conditioning on immune response; nutrient modulation of immune response in human deve…
Ecoimmunology is a research field that examines interactions among host physiology and disease ecology in a wide range of environmentally relevant contexts. Since the start of the 21st century, the role of parasites and pathogens in the evolution of life history traits has becom…
Martin shows how Americans' ideas about health and immunity have changed dramatically since the 1940s and how "flexibility" has become a valued commodity--both in health and in business.
Martin shows how Americans' ideas about health and immunity have changed dramatically since the 1940s and how "flexibility" has become a valued commodity--both in health and in business.
Health is maintained by the coordinated operation of all the biological systems that make up the individual. The Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology 2e presents an overview of what has been discovered by scientists regarding how bodily systems respond to environmental challeng…
With an ever increasing demand for seafood that cannot be met by capture fisheries alone, growing pressure is being placed on aquaculture production. However, infectious diseases are a major constraint. Infectious disease in aquaculture: prevention and control brings together a …
"This updated 3rd edition provides a readable and concise introduction to the workings of the human immune system, with emphasis on clinical relevance. The format makes learning easy with short, easy-to-read chapters, color tables, key point summaries, and review questions in ev…
by Travers, Paul, Walport, Mark, Janeway, Charles, Janeway, Charles, Murphy, Kenneth P.
by Travers, Paul, Walport, Mark, Janeway, Charles, Janeway, Charles, Murphy, Kenneth P.
"Janeway's Immunobiology, Seventh Edition is an introductory text for use in immunology courses for undergraduates, graduate students and medical students. The Seventh Edition has been updated throughout, and includes new information on topics such as NK cells, Toll-like recepto…
by Müller-Eberhard, Hans J., Miescher, Peter A.
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by Bona, Constantin A., Bona, Constantin A., Bonilla, Francisco A.
Building on the strengths of the first edition, the newly titled and expanded second edition remains a concise introduction to the fundamentals of immunology, with an expert synthesis of basic and clinical information. Augmented by color illustrations, and with increased emphasi…
