How the immune system works /
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Published: |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.,
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Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | viii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
ISBN: |
9781118997772 (paperback) : 1118997778 (paperback) |
Index Number: | QR181 |
CLC: | R392 |
Call Number: | R392/S697/5th ed. |
Contents: | 1. An overview -- 2. The innate immune system -- 3. B cells and antibodies -- 4. The magic of antigen presentation -- 5. T cell activation -- 6. T cells at work -- 7. Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- 8. Restraining the immune system -- 9. Self tolerance and MHC restriction -- 10. Immunological memory -- 11. The intestinal immune system -- 12. Vaccines -- 13. The immune system gone wrong -- 14. Immunodeficiency -- 15. Cancer and the immune system. |