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By Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai
“Meticulously reviewed and updated for today’s medical students, Basic Immunology, 7th edition, South Asia 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 six outstanding editions, this ne w edition uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary points, end-of-chapter Review Questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases-all designed to help students master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible. • Emphasizes clinical aspects of immunology, including disease pathogenesis, development of novel therapies based on basic science, and an appendix of clinical cases for real-world application. • Contains new and expanded content on pandemics, COVID-19, and herd immunity; resistance and susceptibility to COVID-19; RNA vaccines and hybrid viral vaccines; tumor immunotherapy; innate immune responses to viruses; mechanisms of immunologic tolerance; and immunotherapy for cancer and autoimmune, allergic, and other inflammatory diseases. • Provides unrivaled 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, boldfaced key points, and focus questions in every chapter for self assessment and review.”
Product Details
- Publisher : Elsevier
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8131270904
- ISBN-13 : 978-8131270905
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