Ivan Roitt, Jonathan Brostoff, David Male

Immunology, w. CD-ROM

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Sixth Edition of Roitt's Immunology brings this classic textbook bang up to date.250 top quality photographs and over 400 colour illustrations bring immunology to life. Case Studies have been added placing immunology in a clinical context. Expanded Critical Thinking with detailed feedback test understanding and provide a useful revision tool.A free CD is packaged with this edition and offers three animations, allowing you to watch the immune system in action using Star Wars technology!FeaturesSuperb illustration program to helps students assimilate difficult concepts.Over 250 top quality photographs that enable students to visualize tissues, laboratory techniques and diseases of the immune system.Chapter learning objectives so students can focus their learning.Summary headings set the scene for the content to follow and double up as an excellent revision tool.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mosby
• 6th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm
• Gewicht: 1416g
• ISBN-13: 9780723431893
• ISBN-10: 0723431892
• Artikelnr.: 09482795

Autorenporträt

Ivan Roitt MA DSc (Oxon) Hon FRCP (Lond) FRCPath FRS, Emeritus Professor of Immunology, Director of Institute of Biomedical Science, University College London Medical School, London, UK.

Jonathan Brostoff MA DM (Oxon) DSc FRCP (Lond) FRCPath, Senior Research Fellow, Professor Emeritus of Allergy and Environmental Health, Division of Life Sciences, King's College, London, UK.

David Male MA, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the immune system
Cells, tissues and organs of the immune system
Cell migration and inflammation
Antibodies
T-cell receptors and major histocompatibility complex molecules
Antigen presentation
Cytokine and cytokine receptors
Cell cooperation in the antibody response
Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defence
Cell-mediated cytotoxicity
Regulation of the immune response
Immunological tolerance
Evolution of immunity
Immunity to viruses
Immunity to bacteria and fungi
Immunity to protozoa and worms
Vaccination
Tumour immunology
Primary immunodeficiency
Secondary immunodeficiency
Hypersensitivity Type I
Hypersensitivity Type II
Hypersensitivity Type III
Hypersensitivity Type IV
Transplantation and rejection
Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease
Immunological techniques
Appendices