Primer to The immune response /

Written in the same engaging conversational style as the acclaimed first edition, Primer to The Immune Response, 2nd Edition is a fully updated and invaluable resource for college and university students in life sciences, medicine and other health professions who need a concise but comprehensive int...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Mak, Tak W., 1945- (Author), Saunders, Mary E. (Scientific editor) (Author), Jett, Bradley D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington, MA : AP Cell Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2014]
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Immune response.
Immunology.
Immune system.
Immunologic diseases.
Immunity.
Immune System
Immune System Diseases
Immunity
Allergy and Immunology
R�eaction immunitaire.
Immunologie.
Syst�eme immunitaire.
Maladies immunologiques.
Immunit�e.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the immune response
  • Components of the immune system
  • Innate immunity
  • The b cell receptor : proteins and genes
  • B cell development, activation and effector functions
  • The major histocompatibility complex
  • Antigen processing and presentation
  • The t cell receptor : proteins and genes
  • T cell development, activation and effector functions
  • Regulation of immune responses in the periphery
  • Nk, [gamma delta] t and nkt cells
  • Mucosal and cutaneous immunity
  • Immunity to infection
  • Vaccination
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Tumor immunology
  • Transplantation
  • Immune hypersensitivity
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Hematopoietic cancers
  • Selected landmark discoveries in immunology
  • Nobel prizes awarded for work in immunology
  • Comparative immunology
  • Selected cd markers
  • Cytokines, chemokines and receptors
  • Selected immunological techniques.

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