| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 338 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1- Origins of immunity in antiquity; Chapter 2- Germ theories and the advent of classical immunology; Chapter 3- Immunochemistry (molecular immunology); Chapter 4- The complement system: chronology andmystique; Chapter 5- Anaphylaxis; Chapter 6- Allergy, atopy, Arthus and Shwartzman reactions; Chapter 7- Cellular immunity and delayed-type hypersensitivity; Chapter8- Immunobiology, cellular immunology and tumor immunity; Chapter 9- Autoimmunity; Chapter 10- Immunohematology |
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Chapter 11- Immunogenetics, immunologic tolerance, transfusion and transplantationChapter 12- Immunization against infectious diseases; interferon; congenital immunodeficiencies; AIDS; Chapter 13- Immunological methods; Chapter 14- Immunological societies; Chapter 15- Landmarks in the history of immunology; Epilogue; Credits for illustrations; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
This comprehensive atlas depicts key historical figures and important events related to milestones in the field of immunology. From the origins of immunological study, through to the critical events that have shaped the field into what it is today, this vital collection of immunological data intersects all aspects of biomedical science. In addition to containing over four hundred color and black and white photographs and illustrations, the text details the ways in which immunology has developed key concepts, theories, approaches, and procedures that have affected the fields of molecular biology and biochemistry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Immunology -- Atlases
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Immunology -- History -- Atlases
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Immunity.
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Allergy and Immunology -- history
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Immune System Diseases -- history
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Immunity
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MEDICAL -- Immunology.
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Immunity
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Immunology
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| Genre/Form |
Scientific atlases
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lewis, R. E. (Robert Edwin), 1947-
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| ISBN |
0203488121 |
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9780203488126 |
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1280289708 |
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9781280289705 |
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0429205287 |
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9780429205286 |
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9786610289707 |
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6610289700 |
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