| Description |
xxvii, 692 pages, 109 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Overview of the immune system -- Cells, organs, and microenvironments of the immune system -- Receptors and signaling: B and T receptors -- Receptors and signaling: cytokine and chemokine -- Innate immunity -- Innate immunity -- The complement system -- Adaptive immunity: antigen receptors and MHC -- Organization and expression of lymphocyte receptor genes -- The major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation -- Adaptive immunity: development -- T-cell development -- B-cell development -- Adaptive immunity: effector responses -- T-cell activation, differentiation, and memory -- B-cell activation, differentiation, and memory -- Effector responses: cell and antibody-mediated immunity -- Immune responses in time and space -- The immune system in health and disease -- Inflammation: allergy and hypersensitivities -- Tolerance, autoimmunity, and transplantation -- Infectious diseases and vaccines -- Immunodeficiency disorders -- Cancer and the immune system -- Experimental methods |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Immunology / [edited by] Thomas J. Kindt, Richard A. Goldsby and Barbara A. Osborne. 6th ed. c2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Immunology.
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Immune system.
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Immune System.
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Immunity.
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| Author |
Punt, Jenni, author
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Stranford, Sharon A., author
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Jones, Patricia P., contributor
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Kuby, Janis.
Immunology
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| LC no. |
2012950797 |
| ISBN |
9781429219198 (North American edition) |
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142921919X (North American edition) |
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9781464137846 (International edition) |
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1464137846 (International edition) |
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