01184cam a22001454a 4500020002400000020001600024082001700040100001600057245003500073260004400108300004400152500002000196505069600216650012600912  a9780123741639 (pbk)  a0123741637 00a616.079bMAK1 aMak, Tak W.10aPrimer to the immune response   aBoston bAcademic Press Elsevierc2008.  axvii, 436 p. b: ill. (col.) c; 28 cm.  aIncludes index.0 aIntroduction to the immune response -- Components of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- The B cell receptor: proteins and genes -- B cell development, activation and effector functions -- The major histocompatibility complex -- Antigen processing and presentation -- The T cell receptor: proteins and genes -- T cell development, activation and effector functions -- Regulation of immune responses in the periphery -- NK, [gamma delta] T and NKT cells -- Mucosal and cutaneous immunity -- Immunity to infection -- Vaccination -- HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Tumor immunology -- Transplantation -- Immune hypersensitivity -- Autoimmune diseases -- Hematopoietic cancers. 0aImmune response.vImmune System Diseases.vCell receptor:vImmunityvHistocompatibilityvImmune System.vImmunologyvIIMC