Sompayrac, Lauren.

How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac. - 3rd ed. - Malden Mass : Blackwell Pub., 2008 - vii,134 p. : ills, diagrs., charts, photos

An overview -- The innate immune system -- B cells and antibodies -- The magic of antigen presentation -- T cells and cytokines -- Lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- Turning off the immune system -- Tolerance induction and MHC restriction -- Immunological memory and vaccines -- Immunopathology : the immune system gone wrong -- Cancer and the immune system -- A critique of the immune system.

9781405162210 (pbk)


Immune system.
Immunity.

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