Immunology : a short course.

Author/Creator:

Coico, Richard, author.

Edition:

Seventh edition / Richard Coico, Geoffrey Sunshine.

Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015.

Format/Description:

Book
xxiii, 406 pages ; 28 cm

Subjects:

Immunology.

Medical subjects:

Allergy and Immunology.
Immune System Diseases.
Immune System Phenomena.
Immunity.

Contents:

Overview of the immune system
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity
Immunogens and antigens
Antibody structure and function
Antigen-antobody interactions, immune assays, and experimental systems
The genetic basis of antibody structure
Biology of the B lymphocyte
How T cells recognize antigen : the role of the major histocompatibility complex
Biology of the T lymphocyte
Activation and function of T cells
Cytokines
Tolerance and autoimmunity
Complement
Hypersensitivity : type I
Hypersensitivity : types II and III
Hypersensitivity : type IV
Immunodeficiency disorders and neoplasias of the lymphoid system
Transplantation
Tumor immunology
Resistance and immununization to infectious diseases.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor:

Sunshine, Geoffrey, author.

Other format:

Online version: Coico, Richard, author. Immunology.

ISBN:

9781118396919
111839691X

OCLC:

881469706

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