How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac.
| Author/creator | Sompayrac, Lauren |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008. |
| Description | vii, 134 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Doody Core title list Doody Core title list. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | An overview -- The innate immune system -- B cells and antibodies -- The magic of antigen presentation -- T cells and cytokines -- Lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- Turning off the immune system -- Tolerance induction and MHC restriction -- Immunological memory and vaccines -- Immunopathology : the immune system gone wrong -- Cancer and the immune system -- A critique of the immune system. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2007036835 |
| ISBN | 9781405162210 : |
| ISBN | 140516221X |