How the Immune System Works - Softcover

Sompayrac, Lauren M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140516221X ISBN 13: 9781405162210

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

Understanding the immune system is crucial for both medical and bioscience students, with new research revealing yet more secrets year on year. Many books offer in-depth introductions to the subject, but How the Immune System Works remains uniquely popular for its personable and practical overview of the nuts and bolts of the immune system.

This third edition provides a perfect introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in humorous but highly informative 'lectures' accompanied by clear and accessible illustrations. It is perfect for exam preparation or as an enjoyable overview of a difficult subject. Both students and instructors will welcome the clarity and authority that Lauren Sompayrac brings to this timely revision.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The immune system has evolved as a protection from pathogenic attack. It is immensely complicated and our appreciation of this complexity increases year on year as new research reveals yet more secrets. Understanding the immune system is crucial for both medical and bioscience students. There are many books out there that offer in-depth introductions to the subject, but none that offers such a personable and practical overview of the nuts and bolts of the immune system as How the Immune System Works.

This third edition of How the Immune System Works provides a perfect introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in humorous but highly informative 'lectures'. Perfect for exam preparation or as an enjoyable overview of a difficult subject.

New features of this edition include:

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• More material on cancer and the immune system
  
• Expanded coverage of immune system regulation with a new chapter 'Turning off the Immune Rsponse'
  
• A new chapter on immunological memory and vaccines.

About the Author:

Lauren Sompayrac, Retired Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 140516221X
• ISBN 13: 9781405162210
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 144