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Understanding Immunology Peter Wood

Understanding Immunology By Peter Wood

Understanding Immunology by Peter Wood


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Summary

Immunology is an important subject. This text focuses on why the immune system is as it is, and is based on the author's teaching experience. It features: topical areas such as autoimmunity, allergy, and AIDS. It is aimed at students taking introductory Immunology courses within Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics, and more.

Understanding Immunology Summary

Understanding Immunology by Peter Wood

A simple, basic introductory immunology text that explains students' frequently asked questions. Students meeting the subject for the first time can be daunted by its complexity and the amount of jargon. This concise introductory text aims to overcome these problems by focusing on why the immune system is as it is...an approach based on varied teaching experience.

Table of Contents

1. The Threat of 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 - The Antibody Molecule. 4. Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Antibody Production. 5. T-lymphocytes and MHC-Associated Recognition of Antigen. 6. Generation of Diversity - How to T- and B-cells Generate so Many Different Variants of their Antigen Receptors. 7. Lymphocyte Activation and the Generation of Effector Cells. 8. Generation of Immune Responses in Viro. 9. Effector Mechanisms: Dealing with Pathogens in Vivo 10. 1) Antibody Mediated Responses. Effector Mechanisms: Dealing with Pathogens in Vivo 11. 2) Cell-Mediated Immunity. 12. Lymphocyte Development and Immunological Tolerance. 13. Autoimmune Diseases. 14. Allergy and Other Antibody Mediated Hypersensitivities 15. AIDS

Additional information

GOR002029040
9780582327313
0582327318
Understanding Immunology by Peter Wood
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
2001-06-11
312
N/A
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