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Zusatztext Praise for the Second Edition: "...Appealing and relevant for those students who approach the study of the immune system through a clinical lens! including students of medicine! pharmacology! midwifery! or nursing; it would also be appropriate in an introductory immunology course." - Clinical Immunology "The concise yet thorough account makes it an ideal read for the intended audience....Each section and chapter is clearly documented in a detailed contents section! and each chapter is concisely summarized! creating an accessible and understandable book.... The Immune System is a thorough and coherent overview of the modern understanding of immunity." - Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Informationen zum Autor Peter Parham is a professor in the departments of structural biology as well as microbiology and immunology at Stanford University. Dr. Parham's research has focused on proteins of the human immune system that vary greatly between individuals and populations. These differences, the consequence of natural selection, not only modulate the immune response to infection and cancer, but also influence the success of reproduction and therapeutic transplantation of cells, tissues, and organs. He was elected fellow of the Royal Society in 2008. Klappentext This text emphasises the human immune system and presents concepts with a balanced level of detail to describe how the immune system works. Written for undergraduate, medical, veterinary, dental and pharmacy students, it makes generous use of medical examples to illustrate points. This classroom-proven textbook offers clear writing, full-colour illustrations, and section and chapter summaries that make the content accessible and easily understandable to students. Zusammenfassung A clear! concise and contemporary presentation of immunological concepts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Elements of the Immune System and their Roles in Defense 2. Innate Immunity: The Immediate Response to Infection 3. Innate Immunity: The Induced Response to Infection 4. Antibody Structure and the Generation of B-Cell Diversity 5. Antigen Recognition by T Lymphocytes 6. The Development of B Lymphocytes 7. The Development of T Lymphocytes 8. T Cell-Mediated Immunity 9. Immunity Mediated by B Cells and Antibodies 10. Preventing Infection at Mucosal Surfaces 11. Immunological Memory and Vaccination 12. Coevolution of Innate and Adaptive Immunity 13. Failures of the Body's Defenses 14. IgE-Mediated Immunity and Allergy 15. Transplantation of Tissues and Organs 16. Disruption of Healthy Tissue by the Immune Response 17. Cancer and Its Interactions with the Immune System ...
