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Beschreibung
Understanding Immunology is a well-established introduction to this complex subject for readers with no previous exposure. It is aimed primarily at undergraduates in biological sciences, biomedical sciences and medicine. The selection and order of topic coverage is designed to instruct effectively, and a variety of boxed examples add depth and historical context for those readers wanting to go beyond the essentials.
Understanding Immunology is a well-established introduction to this complex subject for readers with no previous exposure. It is aimed primarily at undergraduates in biological sciences, biomedical sciences and medicine. The selection and order of topic coverage is designed to instruct effectively, and a variety of boxed examples add depth and historical context for those readers wanting to go beyond the essentials.
Über den Autor
Dr. Peter Wood is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has over 20 years of teaching experience, both in the UK and in the USA, and is widely published in the literature. His current research interest is the role of cytokines in the development of diabetes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1 The threat to the body: the role and requirements of the immune system
  • 2 The immediate response to infection: innate immunity and the inflammatory response
  • 3 Specific immune recognition: B lymphocytes and the antibody molecule
  • 4 T lymphocytes and MHC-associated recognition of antigen
  • 5 Lymphocyte development and the generation of antigen receptors
  • 6 Anatomy of the immune system
  • 7 Anatomical and cellular aspects of antibody production
  • 8 Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (1) Antibody-mediated responses
  • 9 Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (2) Cell-mediated immunity
  • 10 Immunological memory and vaccination, the production and use of antibodies
  • 11 Immunological tolerance and regulation – why doesn’t the immune system attack ourselves?
  • 12 Autoimmune diseases
  • 13 Allergy and other hypersensitivities
  • 14 AIDS
  • 15 Manipulating the immune system: transplantation and tumours
  • Glossary
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Grundlagen
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780273730682
ISBN-10: 0273730681
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wood, Peter
Auflage: 3. Auflage
Hersteller: Pearson
Pearson Education Limited
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Financial Times Prent., St.-Martin-Str. 82, D-81541 München, salesde@pearson.com
Maße: 234 x 156 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Wood
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.05.2011
Gewicht: 0,605 kg
Artikel-ID: 133171762