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Coico, Richard.

Immunology : a short course / Richard Coico, Geoffrey Sunshine. - 6th ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - xx, 391 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Previous ed.: New York; Chichester, Wiley, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the immune system -- Elements of innate and acquired immunity -- Immunogens and antigens -- Antibody structure and function -- Antigen-antibody interactions, immune assays, and experimental systems -- The genetic basis of antibody structure -- Biology of the B lymphocyte -- Role of the major histocompatibility complex in the immune response -- Biology of the T lymphocyte -- Activation and function of T and B cells -- Cytokines -- Tolerance and autoimmunity -- Complement -- Hypersensitivity : 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.

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Allergy and Immunology.
Immunology
Immunity


Lehrbuch.

616.079 / C678

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