Immunology, immunopathology, and immunity - Hardcover

Sell, Stewart

9780444011374: Immunology, immunopathology, and immunity

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444011374 ISBN 13: 9780444011374

Publisher: Elsevier, 1987

A systematic account of the effects, both good and bad, of the immune system.
� Covers what the immune system actually does in causing and preventing disease.
� Discusses inflammation, the fundamentals of the immune system and how it is activated, the seven immune effector mechanisms, and how these effector mechanisms act not only to protect against infection and cancer but also to cause diseases.
� Serves as a resource for physicians, medical students, graduate students, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, teachers of immunology, and advanced courses in immunology.

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From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: Comprehensive and easy-to-read textbook presents a systematic account of the effects, both good and bad, of the immune system. Key Topics:

Special emphasis is placed on what the immune system actually does in causing and preventing disease. Divided into three parts, the fifth edition discusses the fundamentals of immune mechanisms, the seven immunologics effector mechanisms, and how the immune mechanisms act in diseases and cancer. Market:

Medical students, nurse practitioners, physician assistants.

About the Author:

Stewart Sell, MD (University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston) Ira Berkower, MD, PhD (Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics, Evaluation, and Research, Bethesda, Maryland) Edward E. Max, MD, PhD (Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics, Evaluation, and Research, Bethesda, Maryland)

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