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Immunology : a short course /

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Coico, Richard
Altres autors: Sunshine, Geoffrey, Benjamini, Eli
Format: Printed Book
Idioma:English
Publicat: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss, c2003.
Edició:5th ed.
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Accés en línia:Contributor biographical information
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Table of contents
Taula de continguts:
  • Introduction and overview
  • Elements of innate and acquired immunity
  • Immunogens and antigens
  • Antibody structure and function
  • Antigen-antibody interactions, immune assays, and experimental systems
  • The genetic basis of antibody structure
  • Biology of the B lymphocyte
  • Biology of the T lymphocyte
  • The role of the major histocompatability complex in the immune response
  • Activation and function of T and B cells by antigen
  • Cytokines
  • Tolerance, and autoimmunity
  • Complement
  • Hypersensitivity reactions: antibody-mediated (type I) reactions
  • Hypersensitivity reactions: antibody-mediated (type II) cytotoxic reactions and immune complex (type III) reactions
  • Hypersensitivity reactions: T-cell-mediated (type IV) delayed-type hypersensitivity
  • Immunodeficiency disorders and neoplasias of the lymphoid system
  • Transplantation
  • Tumor immunology
  • Resistance and immunization to infectious diseases.