Basic Immunology Updated Edition E-Book: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System

Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman

Elsevier Health Sciences, Jan 26, 2010 - Medical - 312 pages

This updated 3rd edition of Basic Immunology provides a readable and concise introduction to the workings of the human immune system, with emphasis on clinical relevance. The format makes learning easy with short, easy-to-read chapters, color tables, key point summaries, and review questions in every chapter. You’ll get the latest coverage on regulatory T cells, biology of the Th17 subset of CD4+ T cells, and more. The full-color artwork, comprehensive glossary, and clinical cases are just some of the features that reinforce and test your understanding of how the immune system functions.

Covers the most up-to-date immunology information including regulatory T cells, and biology of the Th17 subset of CD4+ T cells to keep you completely current.

Relates basic science to clinical disorders through clinical cases for better application in a real-world setting.

Provides a full Glossary to keep you on the cutting edge of immunologic terminology.

Includes appendices summarizing the features of CD Molecules, a handy Glossary, and Clinical Cases that test your understanding of how the immune system functions in health and disease.

Presents beautiful full-color artwork for enhanced visual learning.

Contents

• INNATE IMMUNITY: 23
• ANTIGEN CAPTURE AND PRESENTATION TO LYMPHOCYTES: 45
• ANTIGEN RECOGNITION IN THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM: 67
• CELLMEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSES: 89
• EFFECTOR MECHANISMS OF CELLMEDIATED IMMUNITY: 113
• HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSES: 131
• EFFECTOR MECHANISMS OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY: 153
• IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE AND AUTOIMMUNITY: 173
• IMMUNE RESPONSES AGAINST TUMORS AND TRANSPLANTS: 189
• HYPERSENSITIVITY: 205
• CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCIES: 223
• SUGGESTED READINGS: 239
• GLOSSARY: 245
• PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF CD MOLECULES: 273
• CLINICAL CASES: 283
• INDEX: 293

About the author

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Bibliographic information

• Title: Basic Immunology Updated Edition E-Book: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System
• Authors: Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman
• Edition: 3, illustrated
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2010
• ISBN: 1437726755, 9781437726756
• Length: 312 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Immunology; Medical / Infectious Diseases