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Author Sompayrac, Lauren, author

Title How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac
Edition Sixth edition
Published Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (x, 156 pages)
Series The How It Works Ser
How It Works Ser
Contents The innate immune system -- B cells and antibodies -- The magic of antigen presentation -- T cell activation -- T cells at work -- Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- Restraining the immune system -- Self tolerance and MHC restriction -- Immunological memory -- The intestinal immune system -- The immune system gone wrong -- Immunodeficiency -- Vaccines -- Cancer and the immune system -- Immunotherapy
Summary How the Immune System Works is not a comprehensive textbook. It's the book thousands of students have used to help them understand what's in their big, thick, immunology texts. In this book, Dr. Sompayrac cuts through the jargon and details to reveal, in simple language, the essence of this complex subject. Fifteen easy to follow lectures, featuring the uniquely popular humorous style and engaging analogies developed by Dr Sompayrac, provide an introduction to the 'bigger picture', followed by practical discussion on how each of the components interacts with one another
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 16, 2019)
Subject Immune system.
Immunity.
Immune System Phenomena
Immunity -- physiology
Immunity
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Immune system
Immunity
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019003592
ISBN 9781119542193
1119542197
9781119542209
1119542200