In Defense of Self: How the Immune System Really Works

ISBN-10: 0199868565
ISBN-13: 9780199868568
Category: Immunity
Pages: 265
Language: English
Published: 2007
Author: William R. Clark

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William Clark invites readers on a tour of the immune system introducing some of the most important medical advances and challenges of the past 100 years, from the development of vaccines and the treatment of allergies, automimmunity and cancer, to prolonging organ transplants and combating AIDS.

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In Defense of Self: How the Immune System Really Works
- 2008-02-04
- 272 pages
- Ebook
- Oxford University Press
In Defense of Self: How the Immune System Really Works
- 2008
- 265 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
In Defense of Self: How the Immune System Really Works
- 2008
- 265 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press

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