Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system

Author(s)

• Abbas, Abul K.
• Lichtman, Andrew H.
• Pillai, Shiv
• Baker, David L.
• Baker, Alexandra

Bibliographic Information

Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system

Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai ; Illustrations by David L. Baker, Alexandra Baker

Elsevier, c2016

5th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• Introduction to the immune system : nomenclature, general properties, and components
• Innate immunity : the early defense against infections
• Antigen capture and presentation to lymphocytes : what lymphocytes see
• Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and development of immune repertoires
• T cell-mediated immunity : activation of t lymphocytes by cell-associated antigens
• Effector mechanisms of t cell-mediated immunity : functions of t cells in host defense
• Humoral immune responses : activation of b lymphocytes and production of antibodies
• Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins
• Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure
• Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells
• Hypersensitivity : disorders caused by immune responses
• Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immunity

Details

• NCID: BB20378548
• ISBN:
  • 9780323390828
• LCCN: 2015029015
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: St. Louis, Missouri
• Pages/Volumes: x, 335 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QR181
  • NLM : QW 504
  • DC23 : 616.07/9
  • NDC9 : 491.8
• Subject Headings:
  • MESH : Immunity
  • MESH : Hypersensitivity
  • MESH : Immune System -- physiology
  • MESH : Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes