Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system / Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman.
| Author/creator | Abbas, Abul K. |
| Other author | Lichtman, Andrew H. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2009. |
| Description | viii, 312 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
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| Contents | Introduction to the immune system : the nomenclature, general properties, and components of the immune system -- Innate immunity : the early defense against infections -- Antigen capture and presentation to lymphoctyes : what lymphocytes see -- Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and the development of immune repertoires -- |
| Contents | Cell-mediated immune responses : activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated microbes -- Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity : eradication of intracellular microbes -- Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies -- Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins -- |
| Contents | Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure -- Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells -- Hypersensitivity diseases : disorders caused by immune responses -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immune responses. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007030085 |
| ISBN | 9781416046882 : |
| ISBN | 1416046887 |