Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Nota di contenuto
The contribution of Bruce Glick to the definition of the role played by the bursa of Fabricius in the development of the B cell lineage -- The contribution of Robert A. Good and Francis A.P. Miller to the discovery of the role of thymus in immunity -- The discovery of the blood-thymus barrier -- Max D. Cooper and the delineation of two lymphoid lineages in the adaptive immune system -- Edelman's view on the discovery of antibodies -- From the discovery of monoclonal antibodies to their therapeutic application : an historical reappraisal -- Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet and the clonal selection theory of antibody formation -- Peter Brian Medawar and the discovery of acquired immunological tolerance -- The saga of mast cells : from Paul Ehrlich doctoral thesis to the discovery of IgE -- The origins of lymphatic vessels : an historical review.