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Beschreibung
In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. In particular he focuses on the human immune system, considering how it evolved, the basic rules that govern its behaviour, and the major health threats where it is important.
In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. In particular he focuses on the human immune system, considering how it evolved, the basic rules that govern its behaviour, and the major health threats where it is important.
Über den Autor
Paul Klenerman is the Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Oxford.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgements

  • 1: What is the immune system?

  • 2: First responders: the innate immune response

  • 3: Adaptive immunity: a voyage of (non-)self-discovery

  • 4: Making memories

  • 5: Too little immunity: immunological failure

  • 6: Too much immunity: auto-immunity and allergic diseases

  • 7: Immunology taught by COVID-19

  • Further reading

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
ISBN-13: 9780198936589
ISBN-10: 0198936583
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Klenerman, Paul
Auflage: 2. Auflage
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 169 x 108 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Paul Klenerman
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.09.2025
Gewicht: 0,143 kg
Artikel-ID: 134074555

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