Immunology, infection, and immunity / edited by Gerald B. Pier, Jeffrey B. Lyczak, Lee M. Wetzler.

Other author Pier, Gerald Bryan.
Other author Lyczak, Jeffrey B.
Other author Wetzler, Lee M.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxxii, 717 pages: illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects

Contents Overview of immunity / Karen E. Yates and Jeffrey B. Lyczak -- Innate immunity / Jeffrey B. Lyczak -- Cells of the immune system / Elinor M. Levy -- Organs and tissues of the immune system / Steven A. Bogen -- Complement / Francis Moore, Jr. -- Antibodies / Ronald B. Corley -- Molecular genetics of antibody diversity / Guillermo E. Taccioli -- Antigens, antigenicity, and immunogenicity / Gerald B. Pier -- Antibody-antigen interactions and measurements of immunologic reactions / Johannes Huebner -- B-lymphocyte activation and antibody production / Lee M. Wetzler and Hilde-Kari Guttormsen -- The major histocompatibility complex / Jeffrey B. Lyczak -- Antigen processing and presentation / Lee M. Wetzler -- The t-cell receptor / Howard Ceri and Chris Mody -- T-cell maturation and activation / Gerald B. Pier, Howard Ceri, Chris Mody, and Michael Preston -- Cellular communication / Arthur O. Tzianabos and Lee M. Wetzler.
Contents Cell-mediated immunity / William R. Green -- Mucosal immunity / Scott Simpson and Lee M. Wetzler -- Immunity to bacterial infections / Gerald B. Pier -- Immunity to viruses / Edward Barker -- Immunity to parasitic and fungal infections / Judith E. Allen and Leo X. Liu -- Vaccines and vaccination / Gerald B. Pier -- Immunology and aids / Saskia Boisot and Gerald B. Pier -- Clinical and genetic perspectives in primary immunodeficiency disorders / Jeff Milunsky and Stephen I. Pelton -- Cancer and the immune system / Lisa H. Butterfield, Stephen P. Schoenberger, and Jeffrey B. Lyczak -- Hypersensitivity / J. Patrick Whelan and Carolyn L. Cannon -- Autoimmunity and disease / Harley Y. Tse and Michael K. Shaw -- Transplantation immunology / Anil Chandraker and Mohamed H. Sayegh.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003002554
ISBN1555812465 (hardcover) :

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Laupus Books - Stacks QW 504 I333 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold