TY - BOOK AU - Parham,Peter TI - The immune system. SN - 9780815344667 AV - QR181.P33 (4e) PY - 2015///] CY - New York, NY PB - Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Immune system KW - Immunopathology KW - bisacsh KW - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry KW - SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General N1 - Contents: includes index; 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 -- ER -