| Description |
96 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Series |
At a glance |
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At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface. -- Acknowledgements. -- Note on the eighth edition. -- How to use this book. -- Further reading. -- Immunity. -- 1 The scope of immunology. -- 2 Innate and adaptive immune mechanisms. -- 3 Recognition and receptors: the keys to immunity. -- 4 Evolution of immune mechanisms. -- 5 Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic system. -- Innate immunity. -- 6 Complement. -- 7 Acute inflammation. -- 8 Phagocytic cells: the reticulo-endothelial system. -- 9 Phagocytosis. -- Adaptive immunity. -- (i) The cellular basis. -- 10 Lymphocytes. -- 11 Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis. -- 12 Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic. -- (ii) The molecular basis. -- 13 Evolution of recognition mechanisms: the immunoglobulin superfamily. -- 14 The major histocompatibility complex. -- 15 The T-cell receptor. -- 16 Antibody diversification and synthesis. -- 17 Antibody structure and function. -- (iii) The adaptive immune response. -- 18 Antigen recognition and processing. -- 19 The antibody response. -- 20 Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexes. -- 21 Cell-mediated immune responses. -- (iv) Regulation. -- 22 Tolerance. -- 23 Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networks. -- 24 The cytokine network. -- 25 Immunity, hormones and the brain. -- Potentially useful immunity. -- 26 Anti-microbial immunity: a general scheme. -- 27 Immunity to viruses. -- 28 Immunity to bacteria. -- 29 Immunity to fungi. -- 30 Immunity to protozoa. -- 31 Immunity to worms. -- 32 Immunity to tumours. -- Undesirable effects of immunity. -- 33 Harmful immunity: a general scheme. -- 34 Allergy and anaphylaxis. -- 35 Immune complexes, complement and disease. -- 36 Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation. -- 37 Autoimmunity. -- 38 Transplant rejection. -- Altered immunity. -- 39 Immunosuppression. -- 40 Immunodeficiency. -- 41 HIV and AIDS. -- 42 Immunostimulation and vaccination. -- Summary. -- 43 Immunity and clinical medicine. -- Appendices. -- 44 Comparative sizes and molecular weights. -- 45 Landmarks in the history of immunology: some unsolved problems. -- 46 The CD classification. -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Immunologie. English
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Immunologie (Bach). English. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79051038
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| Subject |
Immunology.
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Immunology -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
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Immunity.
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| Genre/Form |
Terminology.
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Charts, diagrams, etc.
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Charts, diagrams, etc
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Graphs.
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Dictionaries.
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| Author |
Chain, B. M.
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| LC no. |
00044446 |
| ISBN |
0632054069 |
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