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Understanding immunology /
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Harlow, England ; New York :
Pearson Prentice Hall,
2006.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The threat of the body: the role and requirements of the immune system
- The immediate response to infection: innate immunity and the inflammatory response
- Specific immune recognition: the antibody molecule
- T lymphocytes and MHC-associated recognition of antigen
- Generation of diversity: how do T and B cells generate so many different variants of their antigen receptors?
- Anatomy of the immune system
- Anatomical and cellular aspects of antibody production
- Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (1) antibody-mediated responses
- Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (2) cell-mediated immunity
- Immunological memory and vaccination
- Lymphocyte development and immunological tolerance
- Autoimmune diseases
- Allergy and other hypersensitivities
- AIDS
- Maniulating the immune system: transplantation and tumours.