Immunity: The Immune Response in Infectious and Inflammatory Disease
- ISBN-10
- 0878931791
- ISBN-13
- 9780878931798
- Series
- Immunity
- Category
- Immune system
- Pages
- 387
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- New Science Press
- Authors
- Anthony L. DeFranco, Richard M. Locksley, Miranda Robertson
Description
An understanding of the immune system is central to the understanding of how the body interacts with its surroundings. Presenting an insight into this biological system, this book leads students through both innate and adaptive immunity, how infection is detected and how the cells of the immune system interact to generate a response.
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- 2007-04-05
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