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Understanding the immune system is crucial for both medical and bioscience students, with new research revealing yet more secrets year on year. Many books offer in-depth introductions to the subject, but How the Immune System Works remains uniquely popular for its personable and practical overview of the nuts and bolts of the immune system. This third edition provides a perfect introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in humorous but highly informative 'lectures' accompanied by clear and accessible illustrations. It is perfect for exam preparation or as an enjoyable overview of a difficult subject. Both students and instructors will welcome the clarity and authority that Lauren Sompayrac brings to this timely revision.
| ISBN | 140516221X | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9781405162210
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 476 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Reprint date | 07-Apr-2008 12:00:00 am | | Imprint | Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) | | Published in | Chicester | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Blackwell's How It Works | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2008 | | Previous ISBN | 9780632047024 | | Library of Congress | 2007036835 | | Height (mm) | 275 | | DEWEY | 616.079 | | Width (mm) | 215 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Spine width (mm) | 8 | | Pages | 144 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| Lecture 1 | | An Overview | | 1 | | Lecture 2 | | The Innate Immune System | | 13 | | Lecture 3 | | B Cells and Antibodies | | 24 | | Lecture 4 | | The Magic of Antigen Presentation | | 38 | | Lecture 5 | | T Cells and Cytokines | | 52 | | Lecture 6 | | Lymphoid Organs and Lymphocyte Trafficking | | 66 | | Lecture 7 | | Turning Off the Immune System | | 77 | | Lecture 8 | | Tolerance Induction and MHC Restriction | | 81 | | Lecture 9 | | Immunological Memory and Vaccines | | 91 | | Lecture 10 | | Immunopathology: The Immune System Gone Wrong | | 101 | | Lecture 11 | | Cancer and the Immune System | | 113 | | Lecture 12 | | A Critique of the Immune System | | 122 | | | | Glossary | | 127 | | | | Index | | 130 |
"How the Immune System Works remains uniquely popular for its personable and practical overview of the nuts and bolts of the immune system. This third edition provides a perfect introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in humorous but highly informative 'lectures' accompanied by clear and accessible illustrations. It is perfect for exam preparation or as an enjoyable overview of a difficult subject. Both students and instructors will welcome the clarity and authority that Lauren Sompayrac brings to this timely revision. The conversational writing style makes it seem as though the author is talking to the reader directly. There is no other book currently available quite like this one. Those of our students who have discovered the book have recommended it to others. When completing course evaluations, a substantial number have commented on how helpful it was." (Doody's Book Reviews, October 2008)  Be the first to write a customer review
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