Immunology : a short course.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coico, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immunology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 415 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Eighth Edition / Richard Coico.

Place of Publication:

Chichester : Wiley Blackwell, 2021.

Summary:

"Immunology: A Short Course" provides an overview of the physiology of the immune system and pathophysiology of a broad range of immune-related diseases, offering accessible and comprehensive guidance to the basic concepts and clinical approaches in the discipline. This textbook has been fully updated to reflect our expanded knowledge of how the immune system develops and functions, and the ways in which these physiological phenomena can fail or be compromised. New chapters examine cells and organs of the immune system, organization and expression of lymphocyte antigen receptor genes, experimental systems and methods, and B- and T-cell development activation. -- From publisher's description.

Contents:

Overview of the immune system

Cells and tissues of the immune system

Cells of the innate immunity

Complement

Immunogens and antigens

Antibody structure, function, and interactions with antigen

Organization and expression of lymphocyte antigen receptor genes

The major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation

B-cell development and activation

T-cell development and activation

Cytokines

Tolerance and autoimmunity

Hypersensitive: Type I

Hypersensitivity: Types II and III

Hypersensitivity: Type IV

Immunodeficiency disorders and neoplasias of the lymphoid system

Transplantation

Tumor immunology

Resistance and immunization to infectious diseases

Experimental systems and methods.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781119551577

1119551579

OCLC:

1247943584