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9780443100826

Basic and Clinical Immunology (Book with Access Code)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780443100826

  • ISBN10:

    0443100829

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-04-01
  • Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

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Summary

Within this one volume both basic science and clinical immunology are demystified for the medical and other health science student. The basic immunological processes are described first, with a level of detail restricted to what is appropriate for medical (and similar curricula. In the second part of the book immunological mechanisms behind major diseases of the various body systems are explained. Throughout the text clinical details are highlighted and more in-depth material is differentiated from the main text.

Table of Contents

Anatomy and cells of the immune system
Innate immunity I: physical and humoral protection
Innate immunology II: cellular mechanisms
Acquired immunity: antigen receptors
The human leukocyte antigens
Cellular immune response: macrophages, dendritic cells and B lymphocytes
Cellular immune responses: T lymphocytes, antigen presentation and natural killer cells
The immune response to microbes: an overview
Tolerance and mechanisms of autoimmunity
Hypersensitivty reactions and clinical allergy
Transplantation
Rheumatic diseases
Endocrine autoimmune disease
Liver disease
Gastrointestinal diseases
Immune-mediated nephritis and vasculitis
Immune-mediated skin disease
Immune-mediated diseases of the nervous system and eye
Immunodificiency
Human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS
Immunological manifestations of haematological disease
Immune-based therapies
Immunisation
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