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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154639303321

Autore

Stevens Christine Dorresteyn

Titolo

Clinical immunology and serology : a laboratory perspective / / Christine Dorresteyn Stevens, Linda E. Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : F.A. Davis Company, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78684-294-7

0-8036-5856-7

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (577 pages) : illustrations, tables, photographs

Disciplina

616.079

Soggetti

Clinical immunology

Immunity - Physiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to immunity and the immune system -- Nature of antigens and the major histocompatibility complex -- Innate immunity -- Adaptive immunity -- Antibody structure and function -- Cytokines -- Complement system -- Safety and quality assurance -- Principles of serologic testing -- Precipitation and agglutination reactions -- Labeled immunoassays -- Molecular diagnostic techniques -- Flow cytometry and laboratory automation -- Hypersensitivity -- Autoimmunity -- Transplantation immunology (old 18) -- Tumor immunology (old 19) -- Immunoproliferative diseases (old 16) -- Immunodeficiency diseases (old 17) -- Serological and molecular detection of bacterial infections -- Spirochete diseases -- Serological and molecular diagnosis of parasitic and fungal infections -- Serology and molecular detection of viral infections -- Laboratory diagnosis of hiv infection -- Immunization and vaccines.