Basic and clinical immunology. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Peakman, Diego Vergani ; illustrated by Robert Britton and Ethan Danielson.
• Other Names: Peakman, Mark; Vergani, Diego
• Contents: Anatomy and cells of the immune system -- Innate immunity I: physical and humoral protection -- Innate immunology II: cellular mechanisms -- Acquired immunity: antigen receptors -- The human leukocyte antigens -- Cellular immune responses I: dendritic cells, macrophages and B lymphocytes -- Cellular immune responses II: T lymphocytes, antigen presentation and natural killer cells -- The immune response to microbes: an overview -- Tolerance and mechanisms of autoimmunity -- Hypersensitivity reactions and clinical allergy -- Transplantation -- Rheumatic diseases -- Endocrine autoimmune disease -- Liver diseases -- Gastrointestinal diseases -- Immune-mediated nephritis and vasculitis -- Immune-mediated skin disease -- Immune-mediated diseases of the nervous system and eye -- Immunodificiency -- Human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS -- Immunological manifestations of haematological disease -- Immune-based therapies -- Immunisation.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 365 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 616.07/9; Clinical immunology; Immunology; Immunity; Immune System -- physiology; Immune System Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Clinical immunology; Immunology; Immune system -- Physiology; Immune system diseases; Immunologi; Immunförsvar; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702042140; 0702042145
• Related ISBNs: 9780443100826; 0443100829
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.