Immunology / Peter Lydyard, Alex Whelan, Michael Fanger.
Material type: TextSeries: BIOS instant notes | Instant notes seriesPublication details: New York ; London : Garland Science, c2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: x, 358 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780415607537 (pbk.) :
- 9780415607537
- Bios instant notes
- 571.96 LYD
- QR182.55 .L93 2011
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 571.96 LYD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 219253 |
Previous ed.: London: BIOS Scientific, 2004.
Ill. and text on inside cover.
Includes index.
Section A - Overview of the immune system -- Section B - Cells and molecule sof the innate immune system -- Section C - The adaptive immune system -- Section D.Antibodies -- Section E - The antibody response -- Section F - The T-cell response - cell-immediated immunity -- Section G - Regulation of the immune response -- Section H - Immunity to infection -- Section I - Vaccination -- Section J - Immunodeficiency - when the immune system fails -- Section K - Hypersensitivy - when the immune system misbehaves -- Section L - Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases -- Section M -- Transplantation -- Section N - Tumor immunology -- Section O - Gender and the immune system -- Section P - Aging and the immune system (immunosenescence) -- Section Q - Immunotherapy.
This edition reflects major advances in the field. Coverage of gender and aging in immunology, regulation of the immune response, immunotherapy and the relationship between the nervous and endocrine systems have been updated.