TY - BOOK AU - Murphy,Kenneth AU - Travers,Paul AU - Walport,Mark AU - Janeway,Charles AU - Janeway,Charles A. AU - Ehrenstein,Michael TI - Janeway's immunobiology SN - 9780815341239 (pbk.) : AV - QR181 .J37 2008 U1 - 616.079 22 PY - 2008///] CY - New York PB - Garland Science KW - Immunology KW - Immune System KW - Immunity KW - Antigens KW - physiology KW - physiopathology KW - Immunotherapy N1 - Formerly CIP; Prev. ed.: Immunobiology / Charles A. Janeway, Jr. . ... [et al.]; Includes bibliographical references and index; Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immunity -- Antigen recognition by B-cell and T-cell receptors -- The generation of lymphocyte antigen receptors -- Antigen presentation to T lymphocytes -- Signaling through immune system receptors -- The development and survival of lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- The humoral immune response -- Dynamics of adaptive immunity -- The mucosal immune system -- Failures of host defense mechanism -- Allergy and hypersensitivity -- Autoimmunity and transplantation -- Manipulation of the immune response -- Evolution of the immune system; Accompanied by a CD-ROM N2 - This authoritative textbook summarises the basic immunological concepts, looks at the main aspects of adaptive immunity, then integrates all the preceding material at the level of the complete organism in both health and disease UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002499.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007002499-d.html ER -