The immune system / Peter Parham.
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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Garland Science, c2009Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 9780815341468; 0815341466Subject(s): Immune system | Immunopathology | Immune System | ImmunityLOC classification: QR181 | .P335 2009Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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TUM Main Campus | QR 181 .P335 2009 (Browse shelf) | Available | 019593 |
"Adapted from Immunobiology by Charles A. Janeway, Jr., Paul Travers, and Mark Walport; also published by Garland Science."
"Correlation guide inserted in pocket."
Includes index.
Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense -- Innate immunity -- Principles of adaptive immunity -- Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity -- Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes -- The development of B lymphocytes -- The development of T lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies -- The body's defenses against infection -- Failures of the body's defenses -- Over-reactions of the immune system -- Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response -- Vaccination to prevent infectious disease -- Transplantation of tissues and organs -- Cancer and its interactions with the immune system.