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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Modern Microbial Genetics

Modern Microbial Genetics

Product Details
»Book Publisher: Wiley-Liss (07 February, 2002)
»ISBN: 0471386650
»Book author: Uldis N. Streips, Ronald E. Yasbin

Book Description:
In accordance with its predecessor, the completely revised and expanded Second Edition of Modern Microbial Genetics focuses on how bacteria and bacteriophage arrange and rearrange their genetic material through mutation, evolution, and genetic exchange to take optimal advantage of their environment.
The text is divided into three sections: DNA Metabolism, Genetic Response, and Genetic Exchange. The first addresses how DNA replicates, repairs itself, and recombines, as well as how it may be manipulated. The second section is devoted to how microorganisms interact with their environment, including chapters on sporulation and stress shock, and the final section contains the latest information on classic exchange mechanisms such as transformation and conjugation.
Chapters include:
* Gene Expression and Its Regulation
* Single-Stranded DNA Phages
* Genetic Tools for Dissecting Motility and Development of Myxococcus xanthus
* Molecular Mechanism of Quorum Sensing
* Transduction in Gram-Negative Bacteria
* Genetic Approaches in Bacteria with No Natural Genetic Systems
The editors also cultivate an attention to global regulatory systems throughout the book, elucidating how certain genes and operons in bacteria, defined as regulons, network and cooperate to suit the needs of the bacterial cell. With clear appreciation for the impact of molecular genomics, this completely revised and updated edition proves that Modern Microbial Genetics remains the benchmark text in its field.

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