TY - BOOK AU - Owen,Judy AU - Punt,Jenni AU - Stranford,Sharon AU - Punt,Jenni AU - Stranford,Sharon A. AU - Jones,Patricia P. AU - Kuby,Janis TI - Kuby immunology SN - 9781464137846 (pbk.) : AV - QR181 .K83 2013 U1 - 616.079 OWE PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - W.H. Freeman and Company KW - Immune system KW - Immunology KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Biology, life sciences KW - thema KW - Life sciences: general issues N1 - Revised edition of: Immunology / [edited by] Thomas J. Kindt, Richard A. Goldsby and Barbara A. Osborne. 6th ed. c2007; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Overview of the immune system -- Cells, organs, and microenvironments of the immune system -- Receptors and signaling: B and T receptors -- Receptors and signaling: cytokine and chemokine -- Innate immunity -- Innate immunity -- The complement system -- Adaptive immunity: antigen receptors and MHC -- Organization and expression of lymphocyte receptor genes -- The major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation -- Adaptive immunity: development -- T-cell development -- B-cell development -- Adaptive immunity: effector responses -- T-cell activation, differentiation, and memory -- B-cell activation, differentiation, and memory -- Effector responses: cell and antibody-mediated immunity -- Immune responses in time and space -- The immune system in health and disease -- Inflammation: allergy and hypersensitivities -- Tolerance, autoimmunity, and transplantation -- Infectious diseases and vaccines -- Immunodeficiency disorders -- Cancer and the immune system -- Experimental methods N2 - The 7th edition of 'Kuby Immunology' presents an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the principles and findings of immunology. It contains full-colour illustrations, study questions, study aids and much more ER -