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Immunology, infection, and immunity /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pier, Gerald Bryan, Lyczak, Jeffrey B., Wetzler, Lee M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, 2004.
Series:Textbook, ASM Press.
Subjects:
Immunology.
Infection.
Immune system.
Cellular immunity.
Immunologic diseases.
Immune System
Immunity, Cellular
Immune System Diseases
Infections
Allergy and Immunology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of immunity / Karen E. Yates and Jeffrey B. Lyczak
  • Innate immunity / Jeffrey B. Lyczak
  • Cells of the immune system / Elinor M. Levy
  • Organs and tissues of the immune system / Steven A. Bogen
  • Complement / Francis Moore, Jr.
  • Antibodies / Ronald B. Corley
  • Molecular genetics of antibody diversity / Guillermo E. Taccioli
  • Antigens, antigenicity, and immunogenicity / Gerald B. Pier
  • Antibody-antigen interactions and measurements of immunologic reactions / Johannes Huebner
  • B-lymphocyte activation and antibody production / Lee M. Wetzler and Hilde-Kari Guttormsen
  • The major histocompatibility complex / Jeffrey B. Lyczak
  • Antigen processing and presentation / Lee M. Wetzler
  • The t-cell receptor / Howard Ceri and Chris Mody
  • T-cell maturation and activation / Gerald B. Pier, Howard Ceri, Chris Mody, and Michael Preston
  • Cellular communication / Arthur O. Tzianabos and Lee M. Wetzler.
  • Cell-mediated immunity / William R. Green
  • Mucosal immunity / Scott Simpson and Lee M. Wetzler
  • Immunity to bacterial infections / Gerald B. Pier
  • Immunity to viruses / Edward Barker
  • Immunity to parasitic and fungal infections / Judith E. Allen and Leo X. Liu
  • Vaccines and vaccination / Gerald B. Pier
  • Immunology and aids / Saskia Boisot and Gerald B. Pier
  • Clinical and genetic perspectives in primary immunodeficiency disorders / Jeff Milunsky and Stephen I. Pelton
  • Cancer and the immune system / Lisa H. Butterfield, Stephen P. Schoenberger, and Jeffrey B. Lyczak
  • Hypersensitivity / J. Patrick Whelan and Carolyn L. Cannon
  • Autoimmunity and disease / Harley Y. Tse and Michael K. Shaw
  • Transplantation immunology / Anil Chandraker and Mohamed H. Sayegh.