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020 _a9781405196833
082 _a 616.079 DEL-I
100 _a Peter J Delves
245 _aRoitt's Essential Immunology,
250 _a12th ed
260 _a Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ
_bWiley-Blackwell
_c2011
300 _a xiii, 546 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
490 _a Essentials (Wiley-Blackwell (Firm))
505 _a Part 1. Fundamentals of Immunology: 1. Innate Immunity; 2. Specific acquired immunity; 3. Antibodies; 4. Membrane receptors for antigen; 5. The primary interaction with antigen; 6. Immunological methods and applications; 7. The anatomy of the immune response; 8. Lymphocyte activation; 9. The production of effectors; 10. Control mechanisms; 11. Ontogeny and phylogeny -- Part 2. Applied Immunology: 12. Adversarial strategies during infection; 13. Vaccines; 14. Immunodeficiency; 15. Allergy and other hypersensitivities; 16. Transplantation; 17. Tumour immunology; 18. Autoimmune diseases.
520 _aRoitt\\\\\\\'s Essential Immunology - the textbook of choice for students and instructors of immunology worldwideBringing you fully up-to-date with the latest knowledge and concepts about the workings of the immune system, the hallmark easy-reading style of Roitt\\\\\\\'s Essential Immunology clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of immunity to clinical applications.Beautifully presented, with brand new illustrations, the pedagogy has been strengthened throughout, and includes ÃÆ'Ã,¯Ã‚Ã,¿Ã‚Ã,½just to recapÃÆ'Ã,¯Ã‚Ã,¿Ã‚Ã,½ÃÆ'Ã,¯Ã‚Ã,¿Ã‚Ã,½ sections at the beginning of each chapter, reminding the reader of key findings and principles, and summary sections at the end of each chapter that are ideal for quick study and revision.Also available as a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition (upon purchase of the book), Roitt\\\\\\\'s Essential Immunology is supported by a suite of online resources at www.roitt.com including:Interactive MCQs and SBA questions for each chapter, with feedback on all answers selectedAnimations and videos showing key conceptsFully downloadable figures and illustrations, further reading and useful linksExtracts from the Encyclopaedia of Life SciencePodcasts to reinforce the key principles explained in the text: ideal for revision \\\\\\\'on the go\\\\\\\'
650 _aImmunology. Immune System. Immunity.
700 _aSeamus J. Martin, Dennis R.Burton,Ivan M Roitt
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