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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145587003321

Autore

Eales Lesley-Jane

Titolo

Immunology for life scientists / / Lesley-Jane Eales

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

0-470-01401-6

0-470-29699-2

0-470-86821-X

1-280-27217-1

9786610272174

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Disciplina

616.07

616.07/9

616.079

Soggetti

Immunology

Immunopathology

Immunity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

IMMUNOLOGY for Life Scientists; CONTENTS; Preface to the 2nd edition; Preface to the 1st edition; Glossary; 1 Cells and tissues of the immune system; 2 Antigens and their receptors; 3 The innate immune response; 4 The adaptive immune response; 5 Abnormalities of the immune system; 6 Infection, immunity, immunopathogenesis; 7 Immunity and the MHC; 8 Other diseases; Answers to ""Now test yourself!""; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This thoroughly revised and updated new edition provides outstanding coverage of the most important aspects of immunology. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, the book gives step-by-step detail on topics such as antigens, hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, reproductive immunity and immunodeficiency. There is an accompanying website with supplementary material.