Essential Clinical Immunology

by Edited by John B. Zabriskie

• ISBN13: 9780521704892
• ISBN10: 0521704898
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-12
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The ways in which we can better understand cancer, HIV, and other autoimmune diseases through clinical immunology are of great interest to practitioners from the student level to the advanced PhD. Designed as an introduction for practitioners and residents. This book focuses on the clinical disease-state level of immunology, beginning with the basic concepts and then detailing the immunological aspects of various disease states involving major organs of the body. It explores how we can better understand disease and its treatment through clinical immunology; each chapter concludes with patterns for future research.

Author Biography

John B. Zabriskie (M.D., Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) is Professor Emeritus and former head of the Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at The Rockefeller University, New York, New York. He has written numerous articles on immunology, microbiology, and neurology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Basic Components of the Immune System	p. 1
Immunological Techniques	p. 21
Immune Regulation	p. 33
Immunological Aspects of Infection	p. 45
Immunological Aspects of Immunodeficiency Diseases	p. 61
Autoimmunity	p. 91
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia	p. 119
Immunology of HIV Infections	p. 131
Immunological Aspects of Allergy and Anaphylaxis	p. 145
Immunological Aspects of Skin Diseases	p. 163
Experimental Approaches to the Study of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases	p. 175
Immunological Aspects of Cardiac Disease	p. 199
Immunological Aspects of Chest Diseases: The Case of Tuberculosis	p. 231
Immunological Aspects of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease	p. 251
Immunological Aspects of Endocrine Disease	p. 277
Immune-Mediated Neurological Syndromes	p. 293
Immunological Aspects of Renal Disease	p. 313
Immunological Aspects of Transplantation	p. 331
Index	p. 349
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