Williams, Andrew 1975- creator Hussell, Tracy. Lloyd, Clare (Clare M.) text Electronic books. Textbooks. enk Chichester, West Sussex Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource (xvii, 380 pages) : color illustrations "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."--Provided by publisher. 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. Andrew E. Williams. "With contributions from Tracy Hussell, Clare Lloyd." Includes index. Immunology Textbooks Immune System Phenomena Mucous Membrane immunology Skin immunology Immunity MEDICAL Immunology Immunology QR181 .W67 2012eb 616.07/9 Williams, Andrew, 1975- Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2011 1st ed. (DLC) 2011021727 (OCoLC)730054526 9780470090053 0470090057 9781119998648 1119998646 10.1002/9781119998648 Wiley InterScience http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119998648 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119998648 N$T 111130 20171116085224.0 ocn764650212 eng