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Immunology : an introductory textbook /
Immunology has emerged as a key component of the curricula of graduate and postgraduate courses in biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and other interdisciplinary fields of biology, including zoology, veterinary science, and medicine. As a basic introductory textbook on one of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
Pan Stanford Publishing,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction to lmmunology; 1.1 Historical Attributes; 1.2 lmmunological Responses and Effectors; 1.2.1 lnnate and Adaptive lmmunity; 1.2.1.1 lnnate immunity; 1.2.1.2 Adaptive immunity; 1.3 Summary; 2: lmmunity; 2.1 Basic Concept of lmmunity; 2.2 Historical Background of Immune Responses; 2.3 Cell-Mediated Immune Responses; 2.4 Processing of Endogenous Antigens: Cytosolic Pathway; 2.5 Processing of Endogenous Antigens: Endocytic Pathway; 2.6 Humoral Immunity; 2.7 Activation of B-Cells
- 2.8 Humoral Response to T-Dependent Antigens2.9 Humoral Response to T-lndependent Antigens; 3: Proteins of the Immune System; 3.1 Antimicrobial Peptide; 3.2 Pattern Recognition Receptor; 3.3 Toll-Like Receptors; 3.4 NOD Protein; 3.5 Acute Phase Proteins; 3.6 Interferon; 3.7 Complement System; 3.7.1 Function of Complement System; 3.7.2 Complement Nomenclature; 3.8 Activation of Complement Pathways; 3.9 Classical Pathway of the Complement System; 3.10 Lectin Pathway; 3.11 Alternative Pathway; 3.12 Small Fragments of the Complement Protein Initiates Local Inflammatory Response
- 3.13 Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) or Lytic Pathway3.14 Regulation of Complement Protein; 3.15 Summary; 4: Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC): Recent Trends and Relevance from lmmunological Perspective; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Nomenclature of HLA Antigens; 4.3 Frequency of Different HLA Alleles; 4.4 Molecular and Genetics Basis of MHC Polymorphisms; 4.4.1 Inheritance; 4.4.2 Expression; 4.5 MHC Molecules: Structure and Genetics; 4.5.1 MHC Class I vs. MHC Class Il; 4.5.1.1 MHC Class I; 4.5.1.2 MHC Class Il; 4.6 Role of MHC in Immune Response; 4.6.1 The Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
- 4.6.2 Antigen Processing and Presentation4.6.3 Sorne Points about MHC Class I and Class Il /TCR; 4.7 Antigen Processing and Presentation; 4.8 Langerhans Cells as APC; 4.9 Antigen Processing and Presentation by Class Il (Exogenous/Endocytic) Pathway; 4.10 Antigen Processing and Presentation by Class I (Endogenous/Cytosolic) Pathway; 4.11 Significance of MHC-Peptide Presentation; 4.12 Clonal Selection of T-cells; 4.13 Generation of Cytotoxic T-Cells; 4.14 Immune Response Genes; 4.15 Complement Factor Genes; 4.16 Nonimmunologic Functions of MHC Genes
- 4.17 Disease and the Major Histocompatibility Complex5: Immune System of the Brain; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Microglia; 5.3 Astrocytes; 5.4 Toll-Like Receptors; 5.5 Pro-lnflammatory Cytokines; 5.6 Summary; 6: An Overview of lmmunodeficiency Disorders; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Primary lmmunodeficiency Diseases; 6.3 Classification of Primary lmmunodeficiency; 6.3.1 Severe Combined lmmunodeficiency; 6.3.1.1 X-linked recessive severe combined immunodeficiency; 6.3.1.2 Adenosine deaminase deficiency; 6.3.2 Well-Defined Syndromes with lmmunodeficiency