Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system (Bog)

Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 342
Forlag: Elsevier Saunders
Udgivelsesår: 2013
Understand all the essential concepts in immunology with Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System! This concise, focused text provides you with an up-to-date, accessible introduction to the workings of the human immune system. Efficiently master the immunology information you need through clinically focused content, logically organized by mechanism. Apply what you've learned to real-world situations by referencing the appendix of clinical cases. Enhance your learning with the help of numerous full-color illustrations and useful tables, as well as summary boxes, review questions, and a glossary of immunology terms.Study immunology anywhere! Online access to www.StudentConsult.com opens the door to ancillary components such as an image bank, additional tables, a glossary of immunology terms, animations, and PowerPoint review slides!
Titel: Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system
Forfattere: Abul K. Abbas,Andrew H. Lichtman,Shiv Pillai
Udgave: Fourth edition

Sammendrag: "Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System" (4th edition) gennemgår immunsystemets struktur og funktion med fokus på klinisk relevante mekanismer. Kapitlerne dækker det innate og adaptive immunforsvar, antigenpræsentation, T- og B-celle-responser, antistoffer, cytokiner og regulering af immunitet. Dernæst behandles immunologiske sygdomme som autoimmunitet, allergi og andre hypersensitivitetsreaktioner, immundefekter, transplantation, tumorer og infektionsimmunologi. Hvert kapitel indeholder kliniske cases og eksempler, der kobler de basale mekanismer til sygdomsbilleder og terapi. Layoutet med farvegrafik, figurer og tabeller er designet til hurtig repetition, og der er samlet nøglepunkter og repetitionsspørgsmål til eksamensforberedelse. Onlinekomponenten via Student Consult giver adgang til ekstra billeder, tabeller, animationer og selvtest-materiale.
Type: Paperback