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Immunology
Andrew E. Williams
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Description for Immunology
Paperback. Immunity: Mucosal Immunology in Health and Disease provides a realistic approach to the teaching of immunology, dealing with immunity at specific sites in the body - a novel approach not adopted in current books. This book is the first immunology textbook to focus on the mucosa, the largest immune organ in the body. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations, colour line drawings, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 870.
2012 PROSE Award, Clinical Medicine: Honorable Mention
The vast majority of medically important pathogens infect their host across a body surface such as the skin, or across a mucosal tissue such as the respiratory tract or intestines, as these sites are the ones exposed to the external environment. By focusing on immunity at mucosal and body surfaces this book presents a fresh, new approach to the teaching of immunology.
2012 PROSE Award, Clinical Medicine: Honorable Mention
The vast majority of medically important pathogens infect their host across a body surface such as the skin, or across a mucosal tissue such as the respiratory tract or intestines, as these sites are the ones exposed to the external environment. By focusing on immunity at mucosal and body surfaces this book presents a fresh, new approach to the teaching of immunology.
After an introduction to the basic structure of the immune system, the book looks at two important families of signalling molecules: cytokines and chemokines, before covering the workings of the ... Read more
- A fresh, new approach to the subject focusing on mucosal and body surfaces.
- Describes the mucosal immune systems of the gastrointestinal, respiratory and urogenital tracts, as well as the skin.
- Details the important roles of cytokines and chemokines in an immune response.
- Separate chapters devoted to immunity against viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.
- Includes chapter summaries, boxes with topics of special interest and an extensive glossary.
- Clearly written and well- illustrated in full colour throughout.
Students across a range of disciplines, including biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, medicine and veterinary sciences, will find this book invaluable, both as an introduction to basic immunology and as a guide to mucosal immune defence mechanisms.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470090046
SKU
V9780470090046
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About Andrew E. Williams
Dr Andrew E. Williams, Imperial College, London, UK.
Reviews for Immunology
“Overall, the book is well written, and the concepts are explained clearly, with well-illustrated, informative figures and diagrams. An 11-page glossary supports that text. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 August 2012)