TY  - BOOK
AU  - Playfair,J.H.L.
TI  - Immunology at a glance
SN  - 0632033150 (pbk)
AV  - QR181 .P53 1992
PY  - 1992///
CY  - London, Boston
PB  - Blackwell Scientific
KW  - Immunology
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Handbooks and manuals
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes index; Scope of immunology -- Natural and adaptive immune mechanisms -- Evolution of immune mechanisms -- Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic system -- Complement -- Acute inflammation -- Phagocytic cells: the reticulo-endothelial system -- Phagocytosis -- Lymphocytes -- Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis -- Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic -- Evolution of recognition molecules -- Major histocompatibility complex -- T cell receptor -- Antibody diversification and synthesis -- Antibody structure and function -- Antibody response -- Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexes -- Cell-mediated immune responses -- Tolerance -- Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networks -- Cytokine network -- Immunity, hormones and the brain -- Anti-microbial immunity: a general scheme -- Immunity to bacteria -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to protozoa -- Immunity to worms -- Immunity to fungi -- Immunity to tumours -- Harmful immunity: a general scheme -- Anaphylaxis and allergy -- Immune complexes, complement and disease -- Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation -- Autoimmunity; (cont) Transplant rejection -- Immunosuppression -- Immunodeficiency -- HIV and AIDS -- Immunostimulation and vaccination
ER  -