Immunology : mucosal and body surface defences /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Williams, Andrew, 1975-
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hussell, Tracy, Lloyd, Clare (Clare M.)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Basic concepts in immunology
• Innate immune system
• Adaptive immune system
• Cytokines
• Chemokines
• Basic concepts in mucosal immunology
• Immunology of the gastrointestinal tract
• Immunology of the airways
• Immunology of the urogenital tract and conjunctiva
• Immunology of the skin
• Immunity to viruses
• Immunity to bacteria
• Immunity to fungi
• Immunity to parasites
• Disorders of the immune system
• Mucosal tumour imaging
• Vaccination.
• Immunology; Contents; Preface; List of Standard Cells and Symbols; 1 Basic Concepts in Immunology; 1.1 The immune system; 1.2 Tissues and cells of the immune system; 1.3 Activation, regulation and functions of immune responses; 1.4 Innate versus adaptive immunity; 1.5 Primary and secondary immune responses; 1.6 Immune cell development; 1.7 Mast cells and basophils; 1.8 Eosinophils; 1.9 Neutrophils; 1.10 Monocytes and macrophages; 1.11 Dendritic cells; 1.12 Natural killer cells; 1.13 CD4+ T helper cells; 1.14 CD8+ cytotoxic T cells; 1.15 B cells; 1.16 gd T cells; 1.17 Natural killer T cells.