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Sompayrac, Lauren.

How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac. - 3rd ed. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008. - vii, 134 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

An overview -- The innate immune system -- B cells and antibodies -- The magic of antigen presentation -- T cells and cytokines -- Lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- Turning off the immune system -- Tolerance induction and MHC restriction -- Immunological memory and vaccines -- Immunopathology : the immune system gone wrong -- Cancer and the immune system -- A critique of the immune system.

ISBN: 9781405162210 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Immune system.
Immune System--physiology.
Immune System--anatomy & histology.
Immune System--physiopathology.
Immunity--physiology.
Immunity

LC Class. No.: QR181 / .S65 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 616.079 / S65