Fundamental immunology / Robert M. Coleman ... [et al.].
Contributor(s): Coleman, Robert M
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BookPublisher: Dubuque, IA : Wm. C. Brown, 1987Description: xviii, 560 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0697007316.Subject(s): Immunology| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.079 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00095518 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I: Background -- Unit 1: Introduction -- Concepts of health and disease -- Normal cells, tissues and organs -- Section 2: Organization and function of the immune system -- Unit 2: Overview of the immune system -- Introduction to immune responses -- Cells and tissues of the immune system -- Unit 3: Elements of cellular immunity -- Histocompatibility systems -- Effectors of cellular immunity -- Unit 4: Elements of humoral immunity -- Effectors of humoral immunity -- Antigen-antibody reactions -- Generation of antibody diversity -- Unit 5: Immune responses -- Complement and its role in immune responses -- Inflammation and repair -- Induction and regulation of immune responses -- Section 3: Immunity and disease -- Unit 6: Infectious diseases and immunity -- Microorganisms and disease -- Animal parasites and disease -- Immunity to infectious diseases -- Unit 7: Damaging and defective immune responses -- Hypersensitivity -- Immune deficiency -- Autoimmunity -- Unit 8: Cancer and transplantation -- Cancer -- Tumor immunology -- Transplantation immunology -- Section 4: Ontogeny and phylogeny of immunity -- Unit 9: Developmental and comparative immunology -- Development of immunity -- Comparative immunobiology.