Lecture Notes Immunology

Download or read book Lecture Notes: Immunology written by Ian Todd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory text provides a student-friendly review ofessential immunity and immunopathology topics. Key concepts areintroduced in an incremental fashion to provide a thorough overviewof the field. Closely tailored to the undergraduate immunology curriculum,Part 1 outlines basic immunology, while Part 2 covers moredisease-related and clinical aspects. The new edition of thispopular title features a fully updated overview of the roles andregulation of the cells and molecules of the immune system. Keypoint summaries have been expanded, and key objectives added to thestart of each chapter, to help the reader focus on the essential‘take-home’ messages. Readers can then test themselvesusing the brand new self-assessment section containingproblem-solving questions and extended matching questions(EMQs). Including simple, memorable illustrations and quick referencetables, Lecture Notes: Immunology provides the perfectdistillation of information for easy recall at revision time, andis ideal for both the novice and those with some prior knowledge ofthe field.