Concise Medical Immunology.RC582 2004-027771 0-7817-5741-X Concise medical immunology. Doan, Thao T. et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 267 p. $36.95 (pa) Writing for medical and health students taking short foundation courses in immunology, the authors cover the basics of the role of the immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. and how that system relates to human health and disease. By highlighting clinical applications and case studies in the text, readers can use this as a quick reference guide as well as a text, and the authors provide a very helpful glossary with detailed definitions. They introduce antigens and the concept of "self" vs. "nonself nonself /non·self/ (non´self) in immunology, pertaining to foreign antigens. non·self n. That which the immune system identifies as foreign to the body. " in immunology, then proceed to describing cells, cell- surface molecules, and organs. They examine adaptive, innate, and protective immune responses, with a section on molecules of the adaptive immune system
Chemicals made by the cells that act on other cells to stimulate or inhibit their function. Cytokines that stimulate growth are called "growth factors. , and their receptors. |
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