Parham, Peter, <br/><br/>
The immune system. / 
Peter Parham. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - New York, NY :  Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group,  [2015] 
 - xxi, 532 p. :  ill ; 
<br/><br/> Contents: includes index  
<br/><br/>Content: Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense -- Innate immunity: the immediate response to infection -- Innate immunity: the induced response to infection -- Antibody structure and the generation of B-Cell diversity -- Antigen recognition by T Lymphocytes -- The development of B Lymphocytes -- The development of T Lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies -- Preventing infection at mucosal surfaces -- immunological memory and vaccination -- Coevolution of innate and adaptive immunity -- Failures of the body's defenses -- IgE-mediated immunity and allergy --  Transplantation of tissues and organs -- Disruption of healthy tissue by the adaptive immune response -- Cancer and its interactions with the immune system --  
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780815344667  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014024879 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--Immunopathology.--Immune system.<br/>SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry.<br/>SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QR181.P33 (4e)