In defense of self [[electronic resource] ] : how the immune system really works / / William R. Clark

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465184003321
• Autore: Clark William R. <1938->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-19-988749-7; 1-4416-3815-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 265 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 616.079
• Soggetti: Immunology; Immunity; Immunologic diseases
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Sommario/riassunto: William Clark invites readers on a tour of the immune system introducing some of the most important medical advances and challenges of the past 100 years, from the development of vaccines and the treatment of allergies, automimmunity and cancer, to prolonging organ transplants and combating AIDS.