TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wood,Peter
TI  - Understanding immunology
SN  - 9780273730682
AV  - QR181 .W735 2011
U1  - 616.079 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Harlow, England, New York
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Immunology
KW  - Immune System
KW  - Immune System Processes
KW  - Immunity
N1  - 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
ER  -