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Title:
How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac.
Author:
Sompayrac, Lauren, author.
Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2016.
Call Number:
QR181 .S65 2016
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9781118997772
Physical Description:
viii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
1. An overview -- 2. The innate immune system -- 3. B cells and antibodies -- 4. The magic of antigen presentation -- 5. T cell activation -- 6. T cells at work -- 7. Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- 8. Restraining the immune system -- 9. Self tolerance and MHC restriction -- 10. Immunological memory -- 11. The intestinal immune system -- 12. Vaccines -- 13. The immune system gone wrong -- 14. Immunodeficiency -- 15. Cancer and the immune system.
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