In defense of self how the immune system really works / William R. Clark.
| Author/creator | Clark, William R., 1938- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | vi. 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is an immune system? -- Antibodies -- How do antibodies work? -- T cells: the second arm of adaptive immunity -- The immune response to infectious disease: all out war! -- When the immune system is the problem, and not the solution: microbial immunopatholgoy -- Vaccines: how they work, why sometimes they don't, and what we can do about it --When the walls come tumbling down: HIV/AIDS -- When the walls come tumbling down: primary immune deficiencies -- When the immune system is the problem, and not the solution: hypersensitivity and allergy -- The immune system and cancer -- Autoimmunity -- Organ transplantation -- First defense: the immune system and bioterrorism. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006021047 |
| ISBN | 9780195311266 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195311264 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195336634 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195336631 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195335552 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195335554 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |