Basic and Clinical Immunology

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With Student Consult Access
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Mark Peakman; Diego Vergani
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Within this one volume both basic science and clinical immunology are demystified for the medical and other health sciences student. The basic immunological processes are described first, with a level of detail restricted to what is appropriate for medical (and similar) curricula. In the second part of the book, immunological mechanisms behind major diseases of the various body systems are explained. Throughout the text clinical details are highlighted and more in-depth material is differentiated from the main text.

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Within this one volume both basic science and clinical immunology are demystified for the medical and other health science student. The basic immunological processes are described first, with a level of detail restricted to what is appropriate for medical and similar curricula. In the second part of the book, immunological mechanisms behind major diseases of the various body systems are explained. Throughout the text clinical details are highlighted and more in-depth material is differentiated from the main text.

Product details

Publisher:
Churchill Livingstone
ISBN:
9780443100826
Publication date:
June 2009
Length:
296mm
Width:
211mm
Thickness:
19mm
Weight:
1166g
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
352
Illustrations:
Approx. 270 illustrations (250 in full color)

Table of contents

  • Anatomy and cells of the immune system. Innate immunity I: physical and humoral protection. Innate immunology II: cellular mechanisms. Acquired immunity: antigen receptors. The human leukocyte antigens. Cellular immune response: macrophages, dendritic cells and B lymphocytes. Cellular immune responses: T lymphocytes, antigen presentation and natural killer cells. The immune response to microbes: an overview. Tolerance and mechanisms of autoimmunity. Hypersensitivty reactions and clinical allergy. Transplantation. Rheumatic diseases. Endocrine autoimmune disease. Liver disease. Gastrointestinal diseases. Immune-mediated nephritis and vasculitis. Immune-mediated skin disease. Immune-mediated diseases of the nervous system and eye. Immunodificiency. Human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS. Immunological manifestations of haematological disease. Immune-based therapies. Immunisation.

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