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Janeway's immunobiology /

Murphy, Keneth M.

Janeway's immunobiology / Kenneth Murphy ; with acknowledgment to Charles A. Janeway, Jr., Paul Travers, Mark Walport ; with contributio ns by Allan Mowat, Casey T. Weaver. - 8th ed. - New York : Garland Science, c2012. - xix, 868 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immunity: the first lines of defense -- The induced responses of innate immunity -- Antigen recognit ion by b-cell and t-cell receptors -- Antigen presentation to t-lymphoc ytes -- Signaling through immune-system receptors -- The development an d survival of lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- The humoral im mune response -- Dynamics of adaptive immunity -- The mucosal immune sy stem -- Failures of host defense mechanisms -- Allergy and allergic dis eases -- Autoimmunity and transplantation -- Manipulation of the immune response.

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Immunology.
Immune System-- physiology.
Immune System-- physiopathology.
Immunity.

616.07/9

QW 504 / M978J 2012