Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System Third Edition, With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

Abbas MBBS, Abul K.,Lichtman MD PhD, Andrew H.,Pillai MD PhD, Shiv

ISBN 10: 1416046887 / ISBN 13: 9781416046882

Published by Saunders, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System Third Edition, With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416046887
• ISBN 13: 9781416046882
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Here’s a readable and concise introduction to the workings of the human immune system, with emphasis on clinical relevance. The format makes learning easy with short, easy-to-read chapters, color tables, key point summaries, and review questions in every chapter.

• Relates basic science to clinical disorders through clinical cases for better application in a real-world setting.
  
• Includes a full Glossary to keep you on the cutting edge of immunologic terminology.
  
• Includes appendices summarizing the features of CD Molecules, a handy Glossary, and Clinical Cases that test your understanding of how the immune system functions in health and disease.
  
• Illustrated with beautiful full-color artwork for enhanced visual learning.

• Provides the most up-to-date immunology information including coverage of regulatory T cells, and biology of the Th17 subset of CD4+ T cells to keep you completely current.
  
• Access integration links through included STUDENT CONSULT access for more in-depth study.

About the Authors

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Andrew H. Lichtman is Professor of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Shiv Pillai is Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard.