Clinical Immunology: An Introductory Text

Clinical Immunology: An Introductory Text (Vademecum) (Vademecum)
By: Reginald M. Gorczynski, Jacqueline Stanley

ISBN: 1570596255
Publisher: Landes Bioscience
Release Date: 01 January, 2000
Bioscience book rank: 742098

About this book
This is a concise text in immunology for medical students. It covers cellular, humoral and clinical immunology. Each chapter begins with a definition of objectives followed by clearly illustrated descriptions of immunologic mechanisms. The clinical implications of the information in each chapter are addressed. The chapters devoted to clinical immunology "walk" students through sample cases to assist in making a diagnosis.

Table of contents

Section I:
Essential Immunobiological Concepts in Clinical Immunology
An Introduction: The Immune System
Innate Immune Responses to Pathogens
Antigen Presenting Cells
Soluble Mediators of Immunity I: Antibodies
Soluble Mediators of Immunity II: Complement
Soluble Mediators of Immunity III: Cytokines
Cells of Adaptive Immunity
Antigen Dependent B-cell Differentiation
T Lymphocytes
Inflammation
Immunological Responses to Microbes

Section II:
Clinical Immunology in Practice
Immunization
Hypersensitivity Reactions
Autoimmunity
Immunodeficiency Disorders
Tumor Immunology
Transplantation

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