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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809004703321

Titolo

Roitt's essential immunology [[e-book] /] / Peter J. Delves ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-118-23287-9

1-283-40443-5

9786613404435

1-118-29385-1

Edizione

[12th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 546 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

Essentials

Classificazione

MED079000

Altri autori (Persone)

DelvesPeter J

RoittIvan M (Ivan Maurice)

Disciplina

616.07/9

Soggetti

Immunology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Roitt's essential immunology / Ivan M. Roitt, Peter J. Delves.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Preface. -- Acknowledgements. -- 1. Innate Immunity. -- 2. Specific acquired immunity. -- 3. Antibodies. -- 4. Membrane receptors for antigen. -- 5. The primary interaction with antigen. -- 6. Immunological methods and applications. -- 7. The anatomy of the immune response. -- 8. Lymphocyte activation. -- 9. The production of effectors. -- 10. Control mechanisms. -- 11. Ontogeny and phylogeny. -- 12. Adversarial strategies during infection. -- 13. Vaccines. -- 14. Immunodeficiency. -- 15. Hypersensitivity. -- 16. Transplantation. -- 17. Tumour immunology. -- 18. Autoimmune diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

"A new, 12th edition of the definitive Immunology textbook, now fully up-to-date on the latest knowledge and concepts about the workings of the immune system. Essential Immunology is a perfect course textbook to support a series of lectures, or themes, on Immunology: pedagogy has been strengthened throughout, and the text is now fully supported by a suite of online resources as well as a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition"--Provided by publisher.