Understanding immunology
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Understanding immunology
（Mosby's biomedical science series）
Mosby, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This handbook provides a quick, organized approach to epidemiology. In each chapter, Understanding Immunology discusses a key principle, with definitions of important terms, examples of fundamental concepts, and related principles. At the end of each chapter, self-test questions and memory aids help students retain what they've learned. Additional references guide them to further reading.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Immune System Chapter 2. The Components of the Immune System The White Blood Cells The Complement System Phagocytic Cells The Lymphoid System Chapter 3. Antigen Recognition Antigen Receptors Antigen Receptor Interaction Antigen Receptors Diversity Clonal Development of Lymphocytes T Lymphocyte Antigen Recognition Costimulatory signals for lymphocytes Superantigens Recognition of Self-vs. Non-Self Tolerance Chapter 4. Effector Mechanisms Classes of Antibody Helper T Lymphocytes Cytokines Helper T Lymphocyte Subsets Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Natural Killer Cells Gamma-Delta T Lymphocytes Mucosal Immunity Intra-epithelial Lymphocytes Leukocyte Trafficking Lymphocyte Homing Memory Lymphocytes The Secondary Antibody Response Chapter 5. Clinical Immunology Autoimmunity Transplantation Psychoneuroimmunology Immunodeficiency Hypersensitivities The Acute Phase Response Neonatal Immunology Immunology of Cancer Immunosenescence
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