Immunity

Immunity / William E. Paul.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Paul, William E. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Immunity. Immune system. Immunologic diseases. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL > Internal Medicine. Immune system Immunity Immunologic diseases
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Table of Contents:

Part 1. Immunology. Defense and Danger
Tracing an Immune Response
The Laws of Immunology: Universality, Tolerance, and Appropriateness
Growing Up and Learning Immunology.
Part 2. The First Law: Universality. Vaccines and Serum Therapy
How Is Specificity Achieved?
Immunology's "Eureka": Clonal Selection
How Does Each Lymphocyte Develop a Distinct Receptor?
B Cells and T Cells Recognize Different Types of Antigens
My Foray into the Specificity Problem
Genes And Immune Response
The Laboratory of Immunology and the T-Cell Receptor.
Part 3. The Second Law: Tolerance
What Is Tolerance?
How Does Tolerance Develop?
Regulatory T Cells and the Prevention of Autoimmunity.
Part 4. The Third Law: Appropriateness
Different Structures, Different Functions
Specific Types of Infections, Specific Types of T-Cell Responses
Our Discovery of IL-4 and the Cells That Make It
CD8 T Cells: Killer Cells and Friends
Dendritic Cells: The Cells That Interpret the Infectious Threat.
Part 5. How Did The Immune System Evolve?
An "Ancient" Immune Response Controls "Modern" Immunity
The Microbiome and Innate Immunity
Evolution of the Immune System and Innate Lymphoid Cells.
Part 6. AIDS, Autoimmunity, Allergy, Cancer, and Transplantation
The HIV Epidemic and the Office Of AIDS Research
How the Immune System Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus
Allergy and Asthma
Interleukin-4 and Allergy
Can the Immune System Control Cancer?
New Parts for Old: Bone Marrow and Organ Transplantation
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