How the Immune System Works

How the Immune System Works
by Lauren M. Sompayrac

Product Details:
* Paperback: 144 pages
* Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Professional; 2 edition (December 1, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 063204702X
* ISBN-13: 978-0632047024

Book Description:
Not just another immunology book, Blackwell now offers the 2nd edition of How the Immune System Works. Written in the same offbeat, "lecture-style" you're familiar with, the second edition provides a perfect introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in 9 humorous but highly informative "lectures." Perfect as exam-prep review or an enjoyable overview of a difficult subject.

This revised edition features:
· New updates on the Pathophysiology of immunology
· System-based approach that examines immunology as a system
· Unique and engaging style for quick and easy learning.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book

PART I. THE HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM
Lecture 1. An Overview
Lecture 2. The Innate Immune System
Lecture 3. B Cells and Antibodies
Lecture 4. MHC Molecules and Antigen Presentation
Lecture 5. T Cells and Cytokines
Lecture 6. Lymphoid Organs and Lymphocyte Trafficking
Lecture 7. Tolerance Induction and MHC Restriction

PART II. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN DISEASE
Lecture 8. Immunopathology - The Immune System Gone Wrong
Lecture 9. Cancer and the Immune System

Glossary
Index

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