Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System 6th Edition Abul Abbas Mbbs

Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780323549431,0323549438

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323549438
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323549431
• Author(s): Abul Abbas MBBS, Andrew Lichtman MD PhD, Shiv Pillai MBBS PhD

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.

• Emphasizes clinical aspects of immunology, including disease pathogenesis, the development of novel therapies based on basic science, and an appendix of clinical cases for real-world application.
• Provides top-notch instruction from experienced teachers, course directors, and lecturers led by well-known editor and author Dr. Abul Abbas.
• Features a highly readable writing style and practical organization, now with fully revised content and updated images to reflect recent important advances in today’s understanding of the immune system.

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
Appendix I. Principal Features of Selected CD Molecules
Appendix II. Cytokines
Appendix III. Clinical Cases
Index

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