Basic Immunology E-Book: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System, Edition 8

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· Elsevier Health Sciences
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Meticulously reviewed and updated for today's medical students, Basic Immunology, 8th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This focused, easy-to-understand volume has been fully revised to include recent important advances in our understanding and knowledge of the immune system. A student favorite through seven outstanding editions, this new edition uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary Point boxes, end-of-chapter review questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases-all designed to help you master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible. - Emphasizes clinical aspects of immunology, including disease pathogenesis, the development of novel therapies based on basic science, and an appendix of clinical cases for real-world application - Provides unrivalled instruction from an expert author team, all of whom are experienced teachers, course directors, and lecturers - Features a highly readable writing style and practical organization, now with fully revised content and updated images to cover new information and improve reader understanding of complex concepts - Presents information in a format and style that maximizes usefulness to students and teachers of medicine, allied health fields, and biology - Contains numerous features designed to help students understand key immunologic concepts: high-quality illustrations, practical tables, chapter outlines, bolded key points, and focus questions in every chapter for self-assessment and review - An eBook version is included with purchase - including supplementary self-assessment
Meticulously reviewed and updated for today's medical students, Basic Immunology, 8th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This focused, easy-to-understand volume has been full...

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Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaAndrew H. Lichtman is Professor of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.Shiv Pillai is Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard.Sarah Henrickson is Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine.
Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaAndrew H. Lichtman is Professor of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.Shiv Pillai is Professor of Medicine and Health Scie...

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