Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system /
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| Format: | Książka |
| Język: | English |
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Philadelphia, Pa. ; London :
Saunders,
2011.
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| Wydanie: | 3rd ed., updated |
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Spis treści:
- Introduction to the immune system : the nomenclature, general properties, and components of the immune system
- Innate immunity : the early defense against infections
- Antigen capture and presentation to lymphoctyes : what lymphocytes see
- Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and the development of immune repertoires
- Cell-mediated immune responses : activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated microbes
- Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity : eradication of intracellular microbes
- Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies
- Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins
- Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure
- Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells
- Hypersensitivity diseases : disorders caused by immune responses
- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immune responses.