{"product_id":"immunology-isbn-9781118451649","title":"Immunology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmunology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough grounding in basic concepts of immunity. Covering the core components of the immunology curriculum at medical school, it presents a concise overview of the immune system, its interactions with pathogens, the major areas of immunopathology, including immunodeficiency, allergy, autoimmunity, lymphoptopliferative diseases and transplantation, and their therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmunology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull-colour descriptive illustrations and diagrams throughout, supplemented by new molecular graphics and anatomical scans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew clinical cases developed as themes throughout the book to illustrate the practical application of immunological principles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully updated self-assessment questions with expanded explanation of answers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith learning objectives and key points guiding you through the vital concepts, \u003ci\u003eImmunology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e will help you to address the key disorders of the immune system, and use immunological developments in clinical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the seventh edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the preface to the first edition viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey to symbols used in this edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the immune system x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Immunity and the Immune System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The nature of immunity 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Immune recognition 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Lymphocyte development and activation 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Lymphocyte interactions, cytokines and the lymphoid system 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Immunoglobulins 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Complement 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Phagocytes 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mast cells, basophils and eosinophils 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Killer cells 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Immunopathology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Immunity and infection 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The generation of tissue‐damaging responses 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Mechanisms of immunological tissue damage 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Lymphoproliferative disease 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Transplantation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Immunological therapy 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Self-assessment: answers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment: answers 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Todd\u003c\/b\u003e, MA, PhD, FHEA, is Associate Professor and Reader in Cellular Immunopathology, University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Spickett\u003c\/b\u003e, MA, LLM DPhil, BM BCh, FRCPath, FRCP, FRCPE, is Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Immunology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Fairclough\u003c\/b\u003e, BSc, MSc, PhD, is Assistant Professor in Immunology, University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMMUNOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e Lecture Notes 7th Edition  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e series provides concise, yet thorough, introductions to core areas of the undergraduate curriculum, covering both the basic science and the clinical approaches that all medical students and junior doctors need to know. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor information on all the titles in the \u003ci\u003eLecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e series, please visit: \u003cb\u003ewww.lecturenoteseries.com\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmunology Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough grounding in basic concepts of immunity. 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