TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abbas, Abul K.
AU  - Lichtman, Andrew H.
TI  -  Basic immunology: functions and disorders of the immune system 
SN  - 9781416046882 (pbk.)
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Saunders/Elsevier
KW  - Immunology
KW  - Immunity
KW  - Hypersensitivity
KW  - Immune System
KW  -  physiology
KW  - Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index; Introduction to the immune system : the nomenclature, general proper ties, and components of the immune system -- Innate immunity : the earl y defense against infections -- Antigen capture and presentation to lym phoctyes : what lymphocytes see -- Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and the devel opment 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 : ac tivation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies -- Effector mech anisms of humoral immunity : the elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins --; Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discriminati on in the immune system and its failure -- Immune responses against tum ors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells -- Hypersensitivity diseases : disorders caused by immune respon ses -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immune responses
ER  -