The Immune system : a very short introduction / Paul Klenerman.

By:

Klenerman, Paul

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 544.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.Description: xx, 119p. : illustrations ; 18cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780198753902
019875390X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.079 KLE 22

LOC classification:

QR181.7 .K54 2017

NLM classification:

QW 504

Contents:

What is the immune system -- First responders: the innate immune response -- Adaptive immunity: a voyage of (non-) self-discovery -- Making memories -- Too little immunity: immunological failure -- Too much immunity: auto-immunity and allergic diseases -- The immune system v2.0: biological and immune therapies.

Summary: The immune system is central to human health and the focus of much medical research. Growing understanding of the immune system, and especially the creation of immune memory (long lasting protection), which can be harnessed in the design of vaccines, have been major breakthroughs in medicine. Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. In particular he focuses on the human immune system, considering how it evolved, the basic rules that govern its behaviour, and the major health threats where it is important.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Calcutta	616.079 KLE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMC-0146232

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index.

The immune system is central to human health and the focus of much medical research. Growing understanding of the immune system, and especially the creation of immune memory (long lasting protection), which can be harnessed in the design of vaccines, have been major breakthroughs in medicine. Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. In particular he focuses on the human immune system, considering how it evolved, the basic rules that govern its behaviour, and the major health threats where it is important.

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