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Immunology : the making of a modern science /
Immunology has progressed in spectacular fashion in the last four decades. Studies of the response to infectious agents, transplanted organs and tumours (and the potential to manipulate that response), and the study of the immune system as a model system in molecular cell biology have yielded dramat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press,
©1995.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The Historical Origins of Modern Immunology. Theories of Immunity: Origins of the Cell Selection Theories of Antibody Formation. One Cell-One Antibody. Roof of and Routes to Autoimmunology. The Cellular Basis of Immunity: The Mystery of the Lymphocyte. The Discovery of Thymus Function. The Discovery of MHC-Restricted T Cell Recognition. Two Signal Nodels of Lymphocyte Activation. Ontogeny of the Immune Response. The Molecular Basis of Immunity: The HLA Story. Early Investigations on Antibody Structure and Idiotypy. The Contribution of the Cytokine Concept to Immunology. Discovery of Antibody Gene Structure. Discovery of the T Cell Receptor. Immunology and Medicine: Organ Transplantation and the Revitalization of Immunology. Immediate Hypersensitivity, A Brief History. Tumour Immunology. Hepatitis B Virus and Vaccine. Studies of Thyroid Autoimmunity: Their Role in Shaping Modern Immunology.