Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease - Softcover

Janeway, Charles A.; Travers, Paul

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9780443056581: Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443056587 ISBN 13: 9780443056581

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 1996

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The central thesis of this text is that the immune system exists to protect its host from infection and that its evolutionary history was shaped by this challenge. The first part summarises the basic immunological concepts, the middle three parts deal with main aspects of adaptive immunity, while the final part integrates the material at the level of the complete organism in both health and disease.

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"An excellent place to start thinking about immunology ... a graphic, lively, and sound introduction to the whole realm of immunobiology" Cell "Treats the subject of immunology with freshness and vigor and ethusiasm ... Abundantly illustrated ... As up to date as a textbook can be ... clearly written and complete" -- The New England Journal of Medicine

"This book clearly sets a new standard, and should not be missed by anyone interested in the subject" -- Immunology Today

About the Author:

J. Donald Capra is President and Scientific Director of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City.

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