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100 1 _aPlayfair, J. H. L.
245 1 0 _aImmunology at a glance /
_cJ.H.L. Playfair [and] B.M.Chain.
250 _a8th ed.
260 _aMalden, Mass. :
_bBlackwell Pub.,
_c2005.
300 _a101 p. :
_bill. ;
_c28 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aThe scope of immunology -- Innate and adaptive immune mechanisms -- Recognition and receptors : the keys to immunity -- Evolution of immune mechanisms -- Cells involved in immunity : the haemopoietic system -- Complement -- Acute inflammation -- Phagocytic cells : the reticulo-endothelial system -- Phagocytosis -- Lymphocytes -- Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis -- Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic -- Evolution of recognition mechanisms : the immunoglobulin superfamily -- The major histocompatibility complex -- The T cell receptor -- Antibody diversification and synthesis -- Antibody structure and function -- Antigen recognition and processing -- The antibody response -- Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexes -- Cell-mediated immune responses -- Tolerance -- Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networks -- The cytokine network -- Immunity, hormones and the brain --
505 0 _aAnti-microbial immunity : a general scheme -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to bacteria -- Immunity to fungi -- Immunity to protozoa -- Immunity to worms -- Immunity to tumours -- Harmful immunity : a general scheme -- Allergy and anaphylaxis -- Immune complexes, complement and disease -- Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation -- Autoimmunity -- Transplant rejection -- Immunosuppression -- Immunodeficiency -- HIV and AIDS -- Immunostimulation and vaccination -- Immunity and clinical medicine -- Comparative sizes and molecular weights -- Landmarks in the history of immunology : some unsolved problems -- The CD classification.
650 0 _aImmunology.
650 0 _aImmunology
_vCharts, diagrams, etc.
650 1 2 _aImmunity
_vTerminology
_xEnglish.
700 1 _aChain, B. M.
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