Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease

by Mark Walport (Author), Paul Travers (Author), M.J. Walport (Editor), J.Donald Capra (Author), Charles A. Janeway (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $3.25

  The central thesis of this book is that the immune system exists to protect the host from infection and that its evolutionary history was shaped by this challenge. Other aspects of immunology (eg allergy, graft rejection for example) are variations on the basic protective function. The book summarises the basic immunological concepts and introduces the main players . It deals with main aspects of adaptive immunity. It integrates the material at the level of the complete organism in both health and disease.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.25

  Immunobiology, Sixth Edition guides the reader through the immune system in all its aspects - from the first engagement of innate immunity to the generation of the adaptive immune response and its clinical consequences. The Sixth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now includes end-of-chapter questions. Immunobiology sets the standard for currency and authority with its clear writing style and organization, full-color art program, scientific accuracy, frequent updates, and consistent viewpoint - that of the host's interaction with an environment containing many species of potentially harmful microorganisms.