Immunology for life scientists
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Lesley-Jane Eales
- ناشر : Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2003
- شابک / ISBN : 9780470868218
Description
Preface to the 2nd edition xvii Preface to the 1st edition xix Glossary xxi 1 Cells and tissues of the immune system 1 1.1 Cells involved in the immune response 1 1.1.1 Cellular origins – the pluripotent stem cell 2 1.1.2 Cells principally involved in the innate immune response 4 Polymorphonuclear leukocytes 4 Neutrophils 4 Eosinophils 5 Basophils and mast cells 6 Megakaryocytes and platelets 9 1.1.3 Antigen presenting cells and large granular lymphocytes 10 Monocytes and macrophages 10 Dendritic cells 11 Large granular lymphocytes 12 1.1.4 Cells involved in the specific immune response 13 Lymphocytes 13 T cells 15 B cells 16 Key points for review 18 1.2 Lymphoid tissues 18 1.2.1 Primary lymphoid tissues 19 The thymus 19 Mammalian ‘‘bursa equivalents’’ 21 B cell development in the bone marrow 21 1.2.2 Secondary lymphoid tissues 21 The lymphatic system 21 Lymph nodes 23 Spleen 24 1.2.3 Tertiary lymphoid tissues 24 Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue 24 Intraepithelial lymphocytes 25 Key points for review 25 Bibliography 26
