How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac.

Author/creator Sompayrac, Lauren
Format Electronic
EditionFifth edition.
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents An overview -- The innate immune system -- The innate immune system -- B cells and antibodies the magic of antigen presentation -- Magic of antigen presentation -- Activating t cells -- T cells at work -- Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- Restraining the immune system -- Tolerance induction and MHC restriction -- Immunological memory -- The intestinal immune system -- Vaccines -- The immune system gone wrong -- Immunodeficiency -- Cancer and the immune system.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Sompayrac, Lauren, author. How the immune system works Fifth edition. Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2016 9781118997772
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015016422
ISBN9781118997819 (epub)
ISBN9781118997826 (pdf)