Description |
vi. 265 p. : ill. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
What is an immune system? -- Antibodies -- How do antibodies work? -- T cells: the second arm of adaptive immunity -- The immune response to infectious disease: all out war! -- When the immune system is the problem, and not the solution: microbial immunopatholgoy -- Vaccines: how they work, why sometimes they don't, and what we can do about it --When the walls come tumbling down: HIV/AIDS -- When the walls come tumbling down: primary immune deficiencies -- When the immune system is the problem, and not the solution: hypersensitivity and allergy -- The immune system and cancer -- Autoimmunity -- Organ transplantation -- First defense: the immune system and bioterrorism. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Immunology.
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Immunity.
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Immunologic diseases.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780195311266 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0195311264 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780195336634 (alk. paper) |
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0195336631 (alk. paper) |
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9780195335552 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0195335554 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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