Sompayrac, Lauren,
How the immune system works /
Lauren Sompayrac, PhD.
- Fifth edition.
- viii, 151 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm -
Includes index. Previous edition: 2012.
An overview -- The innate immune system -- B cells and antibodies -- The magic of antigen presentation -- T cells activation -- T cells at work -- Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficking -- Restraining the immune system -- Self tolerance and MHC restriction -- Immunological memory -- The intestinal immune system -- Vaccines --The immune system gone wrong -- Immunodeficiency -- Cancer and the immune system.