Immunology Elsevier Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 9th Edition

by David Male, MA, PhD, R. Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD and Victoria Male, MA, PhD

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ISBN: 9780702078484

Publication Date: 02-19-2020

Page Count: 432

Imprint: Elsevier

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Covering all the basic and clinical concepts you need to know for your coursework and USMLEs, Immunology, 9^th Edition, offers a well-illustrated, carefully structured approach to this complex and fast-changing field. Carefully edited and authored by experts in both teaching and research, it provides cutting-edge, consistent coverage that links the laboratory and clinical practice. A user-friendly, color-coded format, including key concept boxes, explanatory diagrams, and nearly 200 photos to help you visually grasp and retain challenging concepts.

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Key Features
- Explains the building blocks of the immune system - cells, organs, and major receptor molecules - as well as initiation and actions of the immune response, especially in a clinical context
- Features a reorganized format that presents immunology in the order in which is typically taught and learned, better integrating basic and clinical immunology
- Provides Critical Thinking boxes, chapter-opening summaries, and case-based and USMLE-style questions that provide effective review and quick practice for exams – plus more learning opportunities online, including USMLE-style questions and clinical cases
Contents

SECTION 1 The Immune System and Innate Immunity
1. Introduction to the Immune System
2. Cells, Tissues and Organs of the Immune System
3. Mechanisms of Innate Immunity
4. Complement
5. Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immune Defence

SECTION 2 Adaptive Immune Responses
6. T-Cell Receptors and Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
7. Antigen Presentation
8. Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity
9. B-Cell Development and the Antibody Response
10. Antibodies
11. Immunological Tolerance
12. Regulation of the Immune Response
13. Immune Responses in Tissues

SECTION 3 Defence Against Infectious Agents
14. Immunity to Viruses
15. Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi
16. Immunity to Protozoa and Worms
17. Vaccination

SECTION 4 Immunodeficiency
18. Primary Immunodeficiencies
19. AIDS, Secondary Immunodeficiency and Immunosuppression

SECTION 5 Immune Responses Against Tissues
20. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease
21. Transplantation and Rejection
22. Immunity to Cancers

SECTION 6 Hypersensitivity
23. Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I)
24. Hypersensitivity (Type II)
25. Hypersensitivity (Type III)
26. Hypersensitivity (Type IV)
Authors

David Male, MA, PhD, Professor of Biology, Department of Life Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, R. Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA and Victoria Male, MA, PhD, Sir Henry Dale Fellow, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
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