02513cam a2200409 a 4500 14937293 OSt 20140310182455.0 070720s2009 paua b 001 0 eng 2007030085 9781416046882 (pbk.) (DNLM)101312426 DNLM/DLC DLC DLC QR 181 .Ab28 2009 Abbas, Abul K. 7864 Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system / Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2009. viii, 312 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. 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. For circulation. 1 copy in the collection Immunology. 7841 Immunity. 7842 Immunity. 7842 Hypersensitivity. 8021 Immune System physiology. 8352 Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes. 8023 Lichtman, Andrew H. 8024 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0723/2007030085.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc SSLC 13732 13732 0 0 lcc 0 SSLC SSLC SSLC 2013-08-06 0 QR 181 .Ab28 2009 SSLC0189 2017-04-20 00:00:00 1 2013-08-06 BK