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The immune system /
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| Formato: | Printed Book |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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London ; New York :
Garland Science,
c2009.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2008034011-b.html |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense
- Innate immunity
- Principles of adaptive immunity
- Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity
- Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes
- The development of B lymphocytes
- The development of T lymphocytes
- T cell-mediated immunity
- Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies
- The body's defenses against infection
- Failures of the body's defenses
- Over-reactions of the immune system
- Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response
- Vaccination to prevent infectious disease
- Transplantation of tissues and organs
- Cancer and its interactions with the immune system.