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Informationen zum Autor Dr. William Clark is Professor and Chair Emeritus of Immunology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an internationally recognized authority on the killer T lymphocytes involved in organ transplant rejection and in viral immunity. He has written extensively on topics in science and medicine for the general public. Klappentext In Defense of Self introduces some of most important medical advances of the past hundred years, from the development of vaccines and the treatment of allergies, autoimmunity and cancer, to prolonging organ transplants and combating AIDS. It not only explains how a vital part of our bodies works, but also provides background for continuing research. Zusammenfassung In Defense of Self introduces some of most important medical advances of the past hundred years, from the development of vaccines and the treatment of allergies, autoimmunity and cancer, to prolonging organ transplants and combating AIDS. It not only explains how a vital part of our bodies works, but also provides background for continuing research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: How The Immune System Works 1: What Is An Immune System? 2: Antibodies 3: How Do Antibodies Work? 4: T Cells: The Second Arm of Adaptive Immunity Part II The Immune System in Health and Disease 5: The Immune Response to Infectious Disease: All Out War! 6: When the Immune System is the Problem, and Not The Solution: Microbial Immunopathology 7: Vaccines: How They Work, Why They Sometimes Don't, And What We Can Do About It 8: When the Walls Come Tumbling Down: HIV/AIDS 9: When the Walls Come Tumbling Down: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases 10: When the Immune System is the Problem, Not The Solution: Hypersensitivity and Allergy 11: The Immune System and Cancer 12: Autoimmunity 13: Organ Transplantation 14: First Defense: The Immune System and Bioterrorism
