Immunology for Medical Students

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Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Matthew Buckland, UK) Buckland, Matthew (Consultant Immunologist, Yorkshire

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Immunology for Medical Students, Fourth Edition provides concise yet comprehensive information for medical students about the basic science of the human immune system, and how to apply this to clinical practice.

The book provides a detailed overview of how the immune system works, covers physiology, innate and adaptive immunity and the immune system in health and disease. Readers will learn how to assess a patient with an immune problem and understand from first principles the diagnosis and management of immune disorders.

This popular book is an ideal companion for medical school courses and has been fully updated to include the latest science on immunotherapies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-10-14
Mått216 x 276 x 17 mm
Vikt640 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor328
Upplaga4
FörlagElsevier Health Sciences
ISBN9780702084348

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SECTION 1 Introduction1. Introduction to the Immune System2. Basic Concepts and Components of the Immune SystemSECTION 2 Antigen-Recognition Molecules3. Introduction to Antigen Recognition4. Antigens and Antibody Structure5. Antibody-Antigen Interaction6. Antibody Diversity7. The T-Cell Receptor8. Major Histocompatibility Complex9. Review of Antigen RecognitionSECTION 3 Physiology10. Antigen Processing and Presentation11. Lymphocyte Activation12. Hematopoiesis13. Organs and Tissues of the Immune System14. B-Cell Development15. T-Cell Development16. T-Cell Interactions and T-Cell Help17. Immunologic Memory and Homeostasis18. Regulation of the Immune System19. Brief Review of Immune PhysiologySECTION 4 Innate Immunity20. Constitutive Defenses Including Complement21. Phagocytes22. Killing in the Immune System23. Inflammation24. Cytokines in the Immune SystemSECTION 5 Immune System in Health and Disease25. Infections and Vaccines26. Hypersensitivity Reactions27. Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I): Allergy28. How Autoimmune Disease Develops29. Antibody-Mediated Hypersensitivity (Type II)30. Immune Complex Disease (Type III Hypersensitivity)31. Delayed Hypersensitivity (Type IV) and Review of Hypersensitivity Reactions32. Primary Immunodeficiency33. Secondary Immunodeficiency34. Transplantation35. Tumor Immunology36. Biopharmaceuticals