Basic Immunology E-Book: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System 6th Edition – Ebook PDF Version

Basic Immunology E-Book: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System 6th Edition – Ebook PDF Version – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323549438
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323549431
• Author: Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai

Meticulously reviewed and updated for today’s medical students, Basic Immunology, 6th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This focused, easy-to-understand volume uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary Point boxes, end-of-chapter review questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases―all designed to help students master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible.

Table contents:

1. Introduction to the Immune System: Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components

2. Innate Immunity: The Early Defense Against Infections

3. Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes: What Lymphocytes See

4. Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System: Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and Development of Immune Repertoires

5. T Cell–Mediated Immunity: Activation of T Lymphocytes

6. Effector Mechanisms of T Cell–Mediated Immunity: Functions of T Cells in Host Defense

7. Humoral Immune Responses: Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies

8. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity: Elimination of Extracellular Microbes and Toxins

9. Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Self–Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure

10. Immunology of Tumors and Transplantation: Immune Responses to Cancer Cells and Normal Foreign Cells

11. Hypersensitivity: Disorders Caused by Immune Responses

12. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies: Diseases Caused by Defective Immunity