Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443062757 ISBN 13: 9780443062759

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 1999

Synopsis

The central thesis of this book is that the immune system exists to protect the host from infection and that its evolutionary history was shaped by this challenge. Other aspects of immunology (eg allergy, graft rejection for example) are variations on the basic protective function. The book summarises the basic immunological concepts and introduces the "main players". It deals with main aspects of adaptive immunity. It integrates the material at the level of the complete organism in both health and disease.

About this title

About the Author:

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

Review:

Of previous editions: "Treats the subject of immunology with freshness and vigor and enthusiasm ... Abundantly illustrated... As up to date as a textbook can be ... clearly written and complete." New England Journal of Medicine "One of the best general immunology textbooks available... This book clearly sets a new standard, and should not be missed by anyone interested in the subject." Immunology Today

About this edition

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0443062757
• ISBN 13: 9780443062759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 635
• Editor: Janeway Charles