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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018831903321

Autore

Hay Frank C

Titolo

Practical immunology / / Frank C. Hay, Olwyn M.R. Westwood ; with the assistance of Paul N. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002

ISBN

9786610213924

9781280213922

1280213922

9780470792902

0470792906

9780470757475

0470757477

9781405146739

1405146737

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WestwoodOlwyn M. R

NelsonPaul N

HudsonLeslie

Disciplina

616.07/9

Soggetti

Immunology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Practical immunology / Leslie Hudson, Frank C. Hay. 3rd ed. 1989.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Practical Immunology; CONTENTS; Foreword to the first edition; Acknowledgements; 1: Isolation and structure of immunoglobulins; 2: Monoclonal antibodies: production, purification and enzymatic fragmentation; 3: Antibody interactions with antigens; 4: Antibodies as probes; 5: Immunoassay; 6: Isolation of cells; 7: Phagocytosis, complement and antibody-dependent cytotoxicity; 8: Lymphocyte structure; 9: Lymphocyte function; 10: The cytokines; 11: Immunological manipulations in vivo; APPENDIX A Buffers and media; APPENDIX B Basic techniques and useful data

APPENDIX C Equipment and manufacturers indexIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Practical Immunology is a basic text aimed at immunology students and



researchers at all levels who need a comprehensive overview of the methodology of immunology. The rapid and startling innovations in immunology over the past two decades have their root in sound experimental practice and it has always been the aim of this book to educate researchers in the design and performance of complex techniques. It will appeal to students of immunlogy, graduate students embarking on bench science, or specialised immunologists who need to use an immunological technique outside their sphere of exp