Understanding immunology / Peter Wood.
By: Wood, Peter (Peter John)
Material type: TextPublisher: Harlow, England ; New York : Prentice Hall, 2011Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 363 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN: 9780273730682; 0273730681Subject(s): Immunology | Immune System | Immune System Processes | ImmunityDDC classification: 616.079 LOC classification: QR181 | .W735 2011Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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