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Kuby immunology / Judith A. Owen, Jenni Punt, Sharon A. Stranford ; with contributions by Patricia P. Jones.
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Contents
Introduction -- Overview of the immune system -- Cells, organs, and microenvironments of the immune system -- Receptors and signaling: B and T receptors -- Receptors and signaling: cytokine and chemokine -- Innate immunity -- Innate immunity -- The complement system -- Adaptive immunity: antigen receptors and MHC -- Organization and expression of lymphocyte receptor genes -- The major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation -- Adaptive immunity: development -- T-cell development -- B-cell development -- Adaptive immunity: effector responses -- T-cell activation, differentiation, and memory -- B-cell activation, differentiation, and memory -- Effector responses: cell and antibody-mediated immunity -- Immune responses in time and space -- The immune system in health and disease -- Inflammation: allergy and hypersensitivities -- Tolerance, autoimmunity, and transplantation -- Infectious diseases and vaccines -- Immunodeficiency disorders -- Cancer and the immune system -- Experimental methods.
Abstract
The 7th edition of 'Kuby Immunology' presents an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the principles and findings of immunology. It contains full-colour illustrations, study questions, study aids and much more.
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English
xxvii, 692, [109] pages : illustrations (some colo