Roitt's essential immunology
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Roitt's essential immunology
(Essentials)
Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
12th ed
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Essential immunology
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
BMA Book of the Year 2012 First prize in Basic and Clinical Sciences, BMA Book Awards 2012 Roitt's Essential Immunology - the textbook of choice for students and instructors of immunology worldwide Bringing you fully up-to-date with the latest knowledge and concepts about the workings of the immune system, the hallmark easy-reading style of Roitt's Essential Immunology clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of immunity to clinical applications. Beautifully presented, with brand new illustrations, the pedagogy has been strengthened throughout, and includes just to recap sections at the beginning of each chapter, reminding the reader of key findings and principles, and summary sections at the end of each chapter that are ideal for quick study and revision. Also available as a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition (upon purchase of the book), Roitt's Essential Immunology is supported by a suite of online resources at www.roitt.com including: * Interactive MCQs and SBA questions for each chapter, with feedback on all answers selected * Animations and videos showing key concepts * Fully downloadable figures and illustrations, further reading and useful links * Extracts from the Encyclopaedia of Life Science * Podcasts to reinforce the key principles explained in the text: ideal for revision 'on the go'
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi Preface vii Abbreviations viii How to get the best out of your textbook xii PART 1: Fundamentals of Immunology 1. Innate immunity 3 2. Specifi c acquired immunity 35 3. Antibodies 53 4. Membrane receptors for antigen 79 5. The primary interaction with antigen 113 6. Immunological methods and applications 141 7. The anatomy of the immune response 188 8. Lymphocyte activation 205 9. The production of effectors 226 10. Control mechanisms 263 11. Ontogeny and phylogeny 283 PART 2: Applied Immunology 12. Adversarial strategies during infection 313 13. Vaccines 345 14. Immunodefi ciency 369 15. Allergy and other hypersensitivities 394 16. Transplantation 423 17. Tumor immunology 445 18. Autoimmune diseases 475 Glossary 511 Index 522
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