Immunology : mucosal and body surface defences /

• Main Author: Williams, Andrew, 1975-
• Other Authors: Hussell, Tracy, Lloyd, Clare (Clare M.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Subjects: Immunology > Textbooks.; Immune System Phenomena.; Mucous Membrane > immunology.; Skin > immunology.; Immunity.; MEDICAL > Immunology.; Immunology.; Electronic books.; Textbooks.

"The vast majority of medically important pathogens infect their host across a body surface such as the skin, or across a mucosal tissue such as the respiratory tract or intestines, as these sites are the ones exposed to the external environment. By focusing on immunity at mucosal and body surf...