Function and Disorders of the Human System<br>Updated Edition with Student Consult Access
Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Gewicht: 646 g
ISBN: 978-1-4160-2403-3
Verlag: Urban & Fischer
Zielgruppe
Medical Students, Allied Health Students, Undergraduate Students in Human Immunology
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Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Immune System
The Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components of the Immune System
Chapter 2: Innate Immunity
The Early Defense Against Infections
Chapter 3: Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes
What Lymphocytes See
Chapter 4: Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System
Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and the Development of Immune Repertoires
Chapter 5: Cell-Mediated Immune Responses
Activation of T Lymphocytes by Cell-Associated Microbes
Chapter 6: Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
Eradication of Intracellular Microbes
Chapter 7: Humoral Immune Responses
Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies
Chapter 8: Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
The Elimination of Extracellular Microbes and Toxins
Chapter 9: Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity
Self-Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure
Chapter 10: Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants
Immunity to Noninfectious Transformed and Foreign Cells
Chapter 11: Hypersensitivity Diseases
Disorders Caused by Immune Responses
Chapter 12: Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
Diseases Caused by Defective Immune Responses
Suggested Readings
Appendix I: Principal Features of CD Molecules
Appendix II: Glossary
Appendix III: Clinical Cases
Index