The immune response : basic and clinical principles /

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Author / Creator:Mak, Tak W., 1945-
Imprint:Burlington, MA : Elsevier/Academic, c2006.
Description:xx, 1194 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.+ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5778703
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Other authors / contributors:Saunders, Mary E. (Scientific editor).
ISBN:9780120884513 (casebound : alk. paper)
0120884518 (casebound : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Basic Immunology
  • Perspective on Immunity
  • Introduction to the Immune Response Cells and Tissues of the Immune Response
  • Innate Immunity B Cell Receptor Structure and Effector Function Antigen-Antibody Interaction
  • Exploiting Antigen-Antibody Interaction
  • The Immunoglobulin Genes
  • The Humoral Response: B Cell Development and Activation
  • The Major Histocompatibility
  • Complex Antigen
  • Processing and Presentation
  • T Cell Receptor: Structure of its Proteins and Genes
  • T Cell Development
  • T Cell Activation
  • T cell differentiation and effector function
  • Immune Tolerance in the Periphery
  • Cytokines and their Receptors
  • Bridging Innate and Specific Immunity: NK, gd T and NKT cells
  • Complement Mucosal and Cutaneous Immunity
  • Comparative Immunology
  • Clinical Immunology
  • Immunity to Pathogens Vaccines and Clinical Immunization
  • Primary Immunodeficiencies HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • Tumor Immunology
  • Transplantation Allergy and Hypersensitivity
  • Autoimmune Disease
  • Glossary
  • Appendices
  • Index
  • Abbreviations