Roitt's Essential Immunology

Roitt's Essential Immunology - the textbook of choice for students and instructors of immunology worldwide Bringing you fully up-to-date with the latest knowledge and concepts about the workings of the immune system, the hallmark easy-reading style of Roitt's Essential Immunology clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of immunity to clinical applications. Beautifully presented, with brand new illustrations, the pedagogy has been strengthened throughout, and includes "just to recap..." sections at the beginning of each chapter, reminding the reader of key findings and principles, and summary sections at the end of each chapter that are ideal for quick study and revision. Also available as a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition (upon purchase of the book), Roitt's Essential Immunology is supported by a suite of online resources at www.roitt.com including:* Interactive MCQs and SBA questions for each chapter, with feedback on all answers selected* Animations and videos showing key concepts* Fully downloadable figures and illustrations, further reading and useful links* Extracts from the Encyclopaedia of Life Science* Podcasts to reinforce the key principles explained in the text: ideal for revision 'on the go'

ISBN 1405196831   Weight (grammes) 1564 ISBN13 9781405196833 (What's this?)   Published in Chicester Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Series title Essentials Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Previous ISBN 9781405136037 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 275 Publication date 15 Apr 2011   Width (mm) 212 DEWEY 616.079   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate Pages 560

Acknowledgments vi Preface vii Abbreviations viii How to get the best out of your textbook xii PART 1: Fundamentals of Immunology 1. Innate immunity 3 2. Specifi c acquired immunity 35 3. Antibodies 53 4. Membrane receptors for antigen 79 5. The primary interaction with antigen 113 6. Immunological methods and applications 141 7. The anatomy of the immune response 188 8. Lymphocyte activation 205 9. The production of effectors 226 10. Control mechanisms 263 11. Ontogeny and phylogeny 283 PART 2: Applied Immunology 12. Adversarial strategies during infection 313 13. Vaccines 345 14. Immunodefi ciency 369 15. Allergy and other hypersensitivities 394 16. Transplantation 423 17. Tumor immunology 445 18. Autoimmune diseases 475 Glossary 511 Index 522

"Roitt's Essential Immunology is of great interest to a medical student, perfect for a clinician dealing with patients with hypersensitivity reactions or autoimmune conditions and useful even to an experienced immunologist. This book is truly a 21st century publication designed for a modern reader who wishes to gain and further their knowledge of immunology." (World Allergy Organization, 1 November 2011) "However, Roitt's is a fine choice for a basic immunology course. Because of the many changes in what we know about the immune system, a new edition is welcome." (Doody's, 14 October 2011)

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