Medical Immunology, Fifth Edition

Gabriel Virella (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

668 Seiten

2001 | 5th New edition
Marcel Dekker Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8247-0550-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Incorporates the advances in basic and clinical immunology. This book is emphasizing on diagnostic and clinical applications as well as state-of-the-art discussions of the principles and strategies. It is for medical fellows, residents, and interns; and practicing physicians taking seminars in clinical immunology; and others.

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Maintaining the high standard of quality that made previous editions so successful, this totally revised and updated text incorporates the most recent advances in basic and clinical immunology-emphasizing diagnostic and clinical applications as well as state-of-the-art discussions of the principles and strategies for modulation of the immune response and treatment of hypersensitivity, autoimmune, and immune deficiency diseases.
Includes clinical case studies as well as end-of-chapter questions-in the USML multiple choice format-for self-evaluation and preparation for licensure and specialty boards!
Continuing as the only textbook providing a balanced discussion of basic and clinical immunology, the Fifth Edition of Medical Immunology offers
a current review of the basic principles that govern the immune response

an updated review of phagocytic cell physiology and functional deficiencies

a new comprehensive section on diagnostic immunology

extensively revised and updated discussions on tolerance, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivity diseases

state-of-the-art discussion of immunosuppression and immunomodulation

a modern overview of cancer immunology

current discussions on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management of primary and secondary immune deficiency diseases

and more!
Written by seasoned experts in the field, the Fifth Edition of Medical Immunology is an exceptional text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in immunology in departments of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science; medical fellows, residents, and interns; and practicing physicians taking seminars in clinical immunology.

Inhalt

Basic Immunology

Introduction
Gabriel Virella
Cells and Tissues Involved in the Immune Response
Gabriel Virella and Jean-Michel Goust
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Jean-Michel Goust
The Induction of an Immune Response: Antigens, Lymphocytes and Accessory Cells
Gabriel Virella and Barbara E. Bierer
Immunoglobulin Structure
Gabriel Virella
Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Biological Properties of Immunoglobulins
Gabriel Virella
Genetics of Immunoglobulins
Janardan P. Pandey
Antigen-Antibody Reactions
Gabriel Virella
The Complement System
Robert Boackle
Lymphocyte Ontogeny and Membrane Markers
Virginia M. Litwin and Jean-Michel Goust
Cell-Mediated Immunity
Barbara E. Bierer, Jean-Michel Goust, and Gabriel Virella
The Humoral Immune Response and Its Induction by Active Immunization
Gabriel Virella
Phagocytic Cells
Gabriel Virella
Infections and Immunity
Gabriel Virella

Diagnostic Immunology

Diagnostic Immunology
Gabriel Virella and Virginia M. Litwin

Clinical Immunology

Tolerance and Autoimmunity
George C. Tsokos, Jean-Michel Goust, and Gabriel Virella
Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases
Gabriel Virella and Jean-Michel Goust
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
George C. Tsokos and Jean-Michel Goust
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jean-Michel Goust and Gabriel Virella
Hypersensitivity Reactions
Gabriel Virella
IgE-Mediated (Immediate) Hypersensitivity
Jean-Michel Goust and Albert F. Finn, Jr.
Immunohematology
Gabriel Virella and Mary Ann Spivey
Immune Complex Diseases
Gabriel Virella and George C. Tsokos
Immune System Modulators
Philip D. Hall, Jean-Michel Goust, and Gabriel Virella
Transplantation Immunology
Gabriel Virella, Richard Knight, and Jonathan Bromberg
Tumor Immunology
Sebastiano Gattoni-Celli
Malignancies of the Immune System
Gabriel Virella and Jean-Michel Goust

Immunodeficiency Diseases

Diagnosis of Immunodeficiency Diseases
Gabriel Virella and John Sleasman
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Gabriel Virella and John Sleasman
AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases
Gabriel Virella and John Sleasman

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2001
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 1406 g
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8247-0550-5 / 0824705505
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8247-0550-3 / 9780824705503
• Zustand: Neuware