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Clark, William R., 1938-

In defense of self : how the immune system really works / William R. Clark. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - vi. 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

What is an immune system? -- Antibodies -- How do antibodies work? -- T cells: the second arm of adaptive immunity -- The immune response to infectious disease: all out war! -- When the immune system is the problem, and not the solution: microbial immunopatholgoy -- Vaccines: how they work, why sometimes they don't, and what we can do about it --When the walls come tumbling down: HIV/AIDS -- When the walls come tumbling down: primary immune deficiencies -- When the immune system is the problem, and not the solution: hypersensitivity and allergy -- The immune system and cancer -- Autoimmunity -- Organ transplantation -- First defense: the immune system and bioterrorism.

ISBN: 9780195311266 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195311264 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195336634 (alk. paper) 0195336631 (alk. paper) 9780195335552 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0195335554 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006021047

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA812953 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101280043 DNLM 014507681 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Immunology.
Immunity.
Immunologic diseases.

LC Class. No.: QR181.7 / .C5532 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 616.07/9

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2008 C-442 QW 504 / C596i 2008