Product Key Features
Number of Pages624 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameImmune System
Publication Year2014
SubjectLife Sciences / Microbiology, Biotechnology, Immunology
TypeTextbook
AuthorPeter Parham
Subject AreaScience, Medical
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-024879
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsPraise 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, 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 "[Biology of Aging] is highly readable and the use of drawings and pictures is extensive and appropriate....I recommend it highly for its value as an introductory textbook in biogerontology."--Biogerontology
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.07/9
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition
Table Of Content1. 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
SynopsisThis text emphasizes 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-color illustrations, and section and chapter summaries that make the content accessible and easily understandable to students.
LC Classification NumberQR181.P335 2014