How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac.

How the Immune System Works is not a comprehensive textbook. It's the book thousands of students have used to help them understand what's in their big, thick, immunology texts. In this book, Dr. Sompayrac cuts through the jargon and details to reveal, in simple language, the essence of thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sompayrac, Lauren (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2019.
Edition:Sixth edition.
Series:Ebsco e-book purchased.
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Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross community.
This was purchased from Ebsco with an unlimited concurrent users license.
Table of Contents:
  • The innate immune system
  • B cells and antibodies
  • The magic of antigen presentation
  • T cell activation
  • T cells at work
  • Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking
  • Restraining the immune system
  • Self tolerance and MHC restriction
  • Immunological memory
  • The intestinal immune system
  • The immune system gone wrong
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Vaccines
  • Cancer and the immune system
  • Immunotherapy.