TY - BOOK AU - Parham,Peter AU - Janeway,Charles TI - The immune system SN - 9780815341468 (pbk) PY - 2009/// CY - London, New York PB - Garland Science KW - Immune system KW - Immunopathology KW - Immune System KW - Immunity N1 - "Adapted from Immunobiology by Charles A. Janeway, Jr., Paul Travers, and Mark Walport; also published by Garland Science."; "Correlation guide inserted in pocket."; Includes index; Elements of the immune system and their roles in defense -- Innate immunity -- Principles of adaptive immunity -- Antibody structure and the generation of B-cell diversity -- Antigen recognition by T lymphocytes -- The development of B lymphocytes -- The development of T lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- Immunity mediated by B cells and antibodies -- The body's defenses against infection -- Failures of the body's defenses -- Over-reactions of the immune system -- Disruption of healthy tissue by the immune response -- Vaccination to prevent infectious disease -- Transplantation of tissues and organs -- Cancer and its interactions with the immune system UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2008034011-b.html ER -