TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abbas,Abul K.
AU  - Lichtman,Andrew H.
TI  - Basic immunology: functions and disorders of the immune system 
SN  - 9781416046882 (pbk.)
AV  - QR181 .A28 2009
U1  - 616.07/9 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Saunders/Elsevier
KW  - Immunology
KW  - Immunity
KW  - Hypersensitivity
KW  - Immune System
KW  - physiology
KW  - Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index; 1; Introduction to the Immune System: The Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components of the Immune System --; 2; Innate Immunity: The Early Defense Against Infections --; 3; Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes: What Lymphocytes See --; 4; Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System: Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and the Development of Immune Repertoires --; 5; Cell-Mediated Immune Responses: Activation of T Lymphocytes by Cell-Associated Microbes --; 6; Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity: Eradication of Intracellular Microbes --; 7; Humoral Immune Responses: Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies --; 8; Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity: The Elimination of Extracellular Microbes and Toxins --; 9; Immunological Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Self-Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure --; 10; Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants: Immunity to Noninfectious Transformed and Foreign Cells --; 11; Hypersensitivity: Disorders Caused by Immune Responses --; 12; Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies: Diseases Caused by Defective Immune Responses --; Appendix I; Glossary --; Appendix II; Principal Features of CD Molecules --; Appendix III; Clinical Cases
ER  -