Immunology for Medical Students With Student Consult Online Access

Name: Immunology for Medical Students With Student Consult Online Access
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ISBN: 9780323035767

ISBN-10: 0323035760

ISBN-13: 9780323035767

Edition: 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Matthew Helbert, Roderick Nairn

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Joint Winner of The Richard Asher Prize at the Society of Authors and Royal Society of Medicine Medical Book Awards. Presenting a unique balance between science and clinical relevance, this new text is a concise, well-illustrated overview of immunology for students. Focusing on what medical students need to know, it fills the niche for a reader-friendly, patient-oriented text in this challenging field. Clinical boxes include real patient scenarios, making the textbook interesting and relevant. Experimental detail is kept to a minimum, used only where it helps the student understand difficult concepts. It also provides a superb review of major components in immunological interaction:…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 11/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English




Introduction



Basic concepts and components of the immune system



Basic components



Antigen-recognition molecules



Introduction to antigens and recognition



Antigens and antibody structure



Antibody-antigen interaction



Antibody diversity



The T cell receptor



Major histocompatility complex



Review of antigen recognition



Physiology



Antigen processing and presentation



Lymphocyte activation



Haematopoiesis



The organs and tissue of the immune system



B cell development



T cell development



Cell-cell interaction in generating effector lymphocytes



Immunological memory



Review of immune physiology



Innate immunity



Constitutive defenses including complement



Phagocytes



Killing in the immune system



Inflammation



Review of innate immunity



Immune system in health and disease



Infections and vaccines



Hypersensitivity reactions



Immediate hypersensitivity (type I): allergy



Autoimmunity



Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity (type II)



Immune complex disease (type III hypersensitivity)



Delayed hypersensitivity (type IV)



Primary immunodeficiency



Secondary immunodeficiency



Transplantation



Tumor immunology



Integration of the immune system with other regulatory systems



Review of immunity in health and disease


Index