TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abbas, Abul K.
AU  - Lichtman, Andrew H.
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ED  - 
ED  - 
ED  - 
TI  - : functions and disorders of the immune system 
SN  - 9781416046882 (pbk.)
SN  - 2
PY  - 2009///];copyright 2009.46
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Saunders/Elsevier
KW  - 
KW  - 2
KW  - 0
KW  - 6
KW  - 20
KW  - physiology
KW  - Immunology.;Immunity.;Immunity.;Hypersensitivity.;Immune System;Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index; Introduction to the immune system : the nomenclature, general properties, and components of the immune system -- Innate immunity : the early defense against infections -- Antigen capture and presentation to lymphoctyes : what lymphocytes see -- Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and the development of immune repertoires --;Cell-mediated immune responses : activation of T lymphocytes by cell-associated microbes -- Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity : eradication of intracellular microbes -- Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies -- Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins --;Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure -- Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells -- Hypersensitivity diseases : disorders caused by immune responses -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immune responses; 5
ER  -