02082nam 2200409 450 991058300450332120211123125356.00-12-816146-9(CKB)4340000000267249(MiAaPQ)EBC5372045(PPN)233903100(EXLCZ)99434000000026724920180522d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImmunology in the twentieth century from basic science to clinical application /Domenico RibattiLondon, United Kingdom :Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,[2018]©20181 online resource (92 pages)0-12-816145-0 The antibodies -- The cells of immunity -- The genetic basis of immune response -- Immune system pathologies -- Immunity and tumors : the surveillance theory -- Conclusions.Immunology in the Twentieth Century: From Basic Science to Clinical Application grew out of common knowledge that those who survived many of the common infectious diseases rarely contracted the same disease again. This book charts the historical development of this vital branch of medicine in a concise volume, covering both the basic science involved and the clinical applications. Immunology as a distinctive subject developed in the mid-twentieth century as researchers started to understand how the adaptive immune system aids the defense against pathogens. The subject has grown in importance and diversified into specialist fields, such as immunohistochemistry, immunogenetics and immunopathology.--Source other than the Library of Congress.ImmunologyHistory.fastImmunology.616.079Ribatti Domenico1956-793065MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910583004503321Immunology in the twentieth century1916096UNINA