| Description |
xiii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to the immune system : antigens and the concept of self versus nonself -- 2. Cells, cell-surface molecules, and organs -- 3. The innate immune response -- 4. Molecules of the adaptive immune system -- 5. The adaptive immune response -- 6. Protective immune responses -- 7. Immune deficiency -- 8. Hypersensitivity reactions -- 9. Autoimmunity and tolerance -- 10. Transplantation -- 11. Immunotherapy and immunosuppression -- App. A. Tools and assays of immune function -- App. B. CD designation and function -- App. C. Chemokines, cytokines, and their receptors |
| Summary |
"Concise Medical Immunology provides a clear, clinically oriented, and user-friendly introduction to fundamental principles of immunology and their applications in medical practice. This is an ideal textbook for both medical and allied health students taking a short foundation course in immunology. Unlike longer texts that cover immunology in overwhelming detail, this text takes the "middle road," distilling and presenting only the information necessary for an understanding of the basic role of the immune system in human health and disease."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Clinical immunology.
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Immune System.
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Immunity.
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Immunologic Factors.
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Immunotherapy.
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| Author |
Melvold, Roger.
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Waltenbaugh, Carl.
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| LC no. |
2004027771 |
| ISBN |
078175741X |
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