The Immune System 3e |  | Author: Peter Parham
Publisher: Garland Science
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Sales Rank: 9183
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 608
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0815341466
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.079
EAN: 9780815341468
ASIN: 0815341466
Publication Date: January 19, 2009
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Product Description
The Immune System, Third Edition emphasizes the human immune system and synthesizes immunological concepts into a comprehensible, up-to-date, and reader-friendly account of how the immune system works.
Written for undergraduate, medical, dental, and pharmacy students in immunology courses, it makes generous use of medical examples to illustrate points.
The Third Edition has been extensively revised and updated and includes two new chapters on innate and adaptive immunity, which explore the physical, cellular, and molecular principles underlying these responses to infection. It also features enhanced coverage of aspects of innate immunity such as the complement system, Toll-like receptors, defensins, and C-reactive protein; the role of dendritic cells in initiating the primary adaptive immune response and the functions of other cells that bridge innate and adaptive immunity; immunotherapies using humanized monoclonal antibodies to treat certain diseases; and the nature of the immune response in the mucosal tissues and immunological memory. The book offers over 500 full-color illustrations that complement and clarify the concepts. The end-of-chapter questions have been expanded and include essay, multiple-choice, and case study questions, with answers provided at the end of the book.
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excellent basic book for immunology October 14, 2009
Eduardo Murphy
I'm an electrical engineer, so I dont have good fundations on biology, however, this book unlike others, explain immunology very well, from the basics to the more advanced topics, the images, the figures, everything is really intend for an ignorant like me, to get precious knowledge. I really recomend it!
 Good book. September 24, 2009
A. Young
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a textbook about the immune system, so how excited can I be? That said it's very straightforward, clear illustrations, and it repeats key points so that they are easier to learn.
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Excellent April 28, 2009
Harsha Ranganath (West Lafayette, IN, USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was required for a class I took. It's a good read and I plan to keep it.
Great Introductory Text April 6, 2009
Bio Prof (California)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been using the new and previous editions of the Parham text to teach an introductory immunology course for the last 4 1/2 years. Until I made a few unfortunate text choices for other courses this year, I didn't fully appreciate what a wonderful text this is. The chapters (especially in the new, 3rd edition) are arranged in a logical fashion and broken down into sections for easy digestibility & assignability. The figures are clear with excellent descriptions and correlate nicely with the text. While the chapter on T cell activation/effector functions still suffers from a bit of disarray, it is still highly usable & provides the necessary information. Immunology is a difficult subject, but this text makes it a pleasure to teach & learn, and receives high marks from my students as well. It is perfect for a one-semester course.
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