Immunology for medical students (Record no. 57462)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 9780702068003 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780702068003 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780702068010 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal author | Nairn, Roderick. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Immunology for medical students |
| 250 ## - EDITION | |
| Edition statement | 3rd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Philadelphia : |
| Publisher | Elsevier, |
| Date | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Physical description | 1 online resource:illustrations (chiefly color) |
| 505 ## - CONTENTS | |
| Contents | Introduction to the immune system -- Basic concepts and components of the immune system -- Introduction to antigen recognition -- Antigens and antibody structure -- Antibody-antigen interaction -- Antibody diversity -- The T-cell receptor -- Major histocompatibility complex -- Review of antigen recognition -- Antigen processing and presentation -- Lymphocyte activation -- Hematopoiesis -- Organs and tissues of the immune system -- B-cell development -- T-cell development -- T-cell interactions and T-cell help -- Immunologic memory and homeostasis -- Regulation of the immune system -- Brief review of immune physiology -- Constitutive defenses including complement -- Phagocytes -- Killing in the immune system -- Inflammation -- Cytokines in the immune system -- Infections and vaccines -- Hypersensitivity reactions -- Immediate hypersensitivity (type I) : allergy -- How autoimmune disease develops -- Antibody-mediated hypersensitivity (type II) -- Immune complex disease (type III hypersensitivity) -- Delayed hypersensitivity (type IV) and review of hypersensitivity reactions -- Primary immunodeficiency -- Secondary immunodeficiency -- Transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Biopharmaceuticals. |
| 520 ## - ABSTRACT | |
| Abstract | Comprehensive yet concise and easy to read, this updated edition of Immunology for Medical Students effectively explains complex immunology topics and their relevance in clinical practice. Boasting just the right amount of detail for today's busy medical student, it delivers state-of-the-art coverage of the latest scientific and clinical knowledge in the field. Detailed and explanatory illustrations, combined with clinically relevant examples and cases, offer a unique understanding of the human immune system and its role in protecting us from disease. -- Publisher. |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Immunology. |
| 541 ## - IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE | |
| Source of acquisition | ClinicalKey |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| National Library of Medicine | Croydon Health Services Library | Croydon Health Services Library | Shelves | 18/10/2016 | 1 | 1 | QW 504 HEL | CR0000009564 | 29/09/2023 | 24/07/2023 | 06/06/2022 | Book | ||||
| Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 15/06/2016 | QW 504 HEL | 15275 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book |