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Immunology - Mucosal and Body Surface Defences (Hardcover, New)
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Immunology - Mucosal and Body Surface Defences (Hardcover, New)
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2012 PROSE Award, Clinical Medicine: Honorable Mention 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 surfaces this book presents a fresh, new approach
to the teaching of immunology. After an introduction to the basic
structure of the immune system, the book looks at two important
families of signalling molecules: cytokines and chemokines, before
covering the workings of the mucosal immune system. It continues by
examining immunity against the four major groups of pathogens -
viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, and concludes by looking at
disorders of the immune system, mucosal tumour immunology and the
process of vaccination. * A fresh, new approach to the subject
focusing on mucosal and body surfaces. * Describes the mucosal
immune systems of the gastrointestinal, respiratory and urogenital
tracts, as well as the skin. * Details the important roles of
cytokines and chemokines in an immune response. * Separate chapters
devoted to immunity against viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.
* Includes chapter summaries, boxes with topics of special interest
and an extensive glossary. * Clearly written and well- illustrated
in full colour throughout. Students across a range of disciplines,
including biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, medicine and
veterinary sciences, will find this book invaluable, both as an
introduction to basic immunology and as a guide to mucosal immune
defence mechanisms.
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