Understanding Immunology

Peter Wood (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2011 | 3rd edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-0-273-73068-2 (ISBN)

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Understanding Immunology is a well-established introduction to this complex subject for readers with no previous exposure. It is aimed primarily at undergraduates in biological sciences, biomedical sciences and medicine. The selection and order of topic coverage is designed to instruct effectively, and a variety of boxed examples add depth and historical context for those readers wanting to go beyond the essentials.

Dr. Peter Wood is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has over 20 years of teaching experience, both in the UK and in the USA, and is widely published in the literature. His current research interest is the role of cytokines in the development of diabetes.

1 The threat to the body: the role and requirements of the immune system
2 The immediate response to infection: innate immunity and the inflammatory response
3 Specific immune recognition: B lymphocytes and the antibody molecule
4 T lymphocytes and MHC-associated recognition of antigen
5 Lymphocyte development and the generation of antigen receptors
6 Anatomy of the immune system
7 Anatomical and cellular aspects of antibody production
8 Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (1)  Antibody-mediated responses
9 Effector mechanisms: dealing with pathogens in vivo (2) Cell-mediated immunity
10 Immunological memory and vaccination, the production and use of antibodies
11 Immunological tolerance and regulation – why doesn’t the immune system attack ourselves?
12 Autoimmune diseases
13 Allergy and other hypersensitivities
14 AIDS
15 Manipulating the immune system: transplantation and tumours
Glossary
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.4.2011
Reihe/Serie	Cell and Molecular Biology in Action
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 235 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
ISBN-10	0-273-73068-1 / 0273730681
ISBN-13	978-0-273-73068-2 / 9780273730682
Zustand	Neuware