TY - BOOK AU - Actor,Jeffrey K. TI - Introductory immunology: basic concepts for interdisciplinary applications SN - 0124200303 AV - QR181 .A38 2014 U1 - 616.079 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston, Heidelberg, London, New York, Oxford, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo PB - Elsevier/Academic Press KW - Immunology N1 - Preface -- A functional overview of the immune system and immune components -- The inflammatory response -- The B lymphocyte and the humoral response -- T lymphocytes: ringleaders of adaptive immune function -- How we defend against infectious agents -- Basic disorders of immune function -- Autoimmunity: regulation of response to self -- The immune hypersensitivities -- Vaccines and immunotherapy -- Cancer immunology -- Transplantation immunology -- Assessment of immune parameters and immunodiagnostics -- Glossary ER -