Immunology a short course / Richard Coico, Geoffrey Sunshine.

Author/creator Coico, Richard
Other author Sunshine, Geoffrey.
Format Electronic
EditionSeventh edition.
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects

Contents Overview of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- Adaptive immunity -- Immunogens and antigens -- Antibody structure and function -- Antigen-antobody interactions, immune assays, and experimental systems -- The genetic basis of antibody structure -- Biology of the B lymphocyte -- How T cells recognize antigen : the role of the major histocompatibility complex -- Biology of the T lymphocyte -- Activation and function of T cells -- Cytokines -- Tolerance and autoimmunity -- Complement -- Hypersensitivity : type I -- Hypersensitivity : types II and III -- Hypersensitivity : type IV -- Immunodeficiency disorders and neoplasias of the lymphoid system -- Transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Resistance and immununization to infectious diseases.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Coico, Richard, author. Immunology Seventh edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015 9781118396919
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014023773
ISBN9781118396902 (ePub)
ISBN9781118396896 (Adobe PDF)