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Immunology : mucosal and body surface defences / Andrew E. Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xvii, 380 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470090053
  • 0470090057
  • 9781119998648
  • 1119998646
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Immunology.DDC classification:
  • 616.07/9 23
LOC classification:
  • QR181 .W67 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immune system -- Adaptive immune system -- Cytokines -- Chemokines -- Basic concepts in mucosal immunology -- Immunology of the gastrointestinal tract -- Immunology of the airways -- Immunology of the urogenital tract and conjunctiva -- Immunology of the skin -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to bacteria -- Immunity to fungi -- Immunity to parasites -- Disorders of the immune system -- Mucosal tumour imaging -- Vaccination.
Immunology; Contents; Preface; List of Standard Cells and Symbols; 1 Basic Concepts in Immunology; 1.1 The immune system; 1.2 Tissues and cells of the immune system; 1.3 Activation, regulation and functions of immune responses; 1.4 Innate versus adaptive immunity; 1.5 Primary and secondary immune responses; 1.6 Immune cell development; 1.7 Mast cells and basophils; 1.8 Eosinophils; 1.9 Neutrophils; 1.10 Monocytes and macrophages; 1.11 Dendritic cells; 1.12 Natural killer cells; 1.13 CD4+ T helper cells; 1.14 CD8+ cytotoxic T cells; 1.15 B cells; 1.16 gd T cells; 1.17 Natural killer T cells.
Summary: "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 mucosal immune system. It continues by examining immunity against the four major groups of pathogens - viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, and concludes by looking at disorders of the immune system, mucosal tumour immunology and the process of vaccination."--Provided by publisher.
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"With contributions from Tracy Hussell, Clare Lloyd."

Includes index.

Print version record.

Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immune system -- Adaptive immune system -- Cytokines -- Chemokines -- Basic concepts in mucosal immunology -- Immunology of the gastrointestinal tract -- Immunology of the airways -- Immunology of the urogenital tract and conjunctiva -- Immunology of the skin -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to bacteria -- Immunity to fungi -- Immunity to parasites -- Disorders of the immune system -- Mucosal tumour imaging -- Vaccination.

Immunology; Contents; Preface; List of Standard Cells and Symbols; 1 Basic Concepts in Immunology; 1.1 The immune system; 1.2 Tissues and cells of the immune system; 1.3 Activation, regulation and functions of immune responses; 1.4 Innate versus adaptive immunity; 1.5 Primary and secondary immune responses; 1.6 Immune cell development; 1.7 Mast cells and basophils; 1.8 Eosinophils; 1.9 Neutrophils; 1.10 Monocytes and macrophages; 1.11 Dendritic cells; 1.12 Natural killer cells; 1.13 CD4+ T helper cells; 1.14 CD8+ cytotoxic T cells; 1.15 B cells; 1.16 gd T cells; 1.17 Natural killer T cells.

"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 mucosal immune system. It continues by examining immunity against the four major groups of pathogens - viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, and concludes by looking at disorders of the immune system, mucosal tumour immunology and the process of vaccination."--Provided by publisher.