Immunity : the immune response in infectious and inflammatory disease /

DeFranco, Anthony L.

Immunity : the immune response in infectious and inflammatory disease / Anthony L. DeFranco, Richard M. Locksley, Miranda Robertson. - London : New Science, c2007. - xxx, 387 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. - Primers in biology .

Published in association with Oxford University Press.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-369) and index.

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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