Introductory Immunology: Basic Concepts for Interdisciplinary Applications 2nd Edition

Introductory Immunology: Basic Concepts for Interdisciplinary Applications, Second Edition is a completely updated, revised and expanded resource on the immune system as a primary defense for the maintenance of health and homeostasis. The book highlights the components of the human immune system and how they work together to confer protection against pathogenic invaders. It also creates an understanding of the basis for clinical tests and immune therapeutics and their importance in identifying and treating disease states. This updated edition will strengthen the foundation required to understand the placement of immune function within clinical practice, thus allowing a basic platform to define therapeutic treatments.

• Creates appreciation for the components of the human immune system that work together to confer lifelong protection
• Provides core knowledge in immunology to build a foundation to explore mechanisms involved in clinical disease
• Breaks down all immunology concepts into manageable, logically digestible building blocks
• Geared toward readers without medical, biochemical or cellular expertise
• Includes a glossary that provides functional definitions of complex terms

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Immunotherapy – Myths, Reality, Ideas, Future

This is another attempt of InTech to continue the dissemination of international knowledge and experience in the field of immunology. The present book includes a number of modern concepts of specialists and experts in the field of immunotherapy, covering the major topics and analyzing the history, current stage, and future ideas of application of modern immunomodulation. It is always a benefit, but also a compliment, to gather a team of internationally distinguished authors and to motivate them to reveal their expertise for the benefit of medical science and health practice. On behalf of all readers, immunologists, immunogeneticists, biologists, oncologists, microbiologists, virologists, hematologists, chemotherapists, health-care experts, as well as students and medical specialists, also on my personal behalf, I would like to extend my gratitude and highest appreciation to InTech for giving me the unique chance to be the editor of this exclusive book.

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Immunology for Medical Students E-Book 3rd Edition

Comprehensive yet concise and easy to read, this updated edition of Immunology for Medical Students effectively explains complex immunology topics and their relevance in clinical practice. Boasting just the right amount of detail for today’s busy medical student, it delivers state-of-the-art coverage of the latest scientific and clinical knowledge in the field. Detailed and explanatory illustrations, combined with clinically relevant examples and cases, offer a unique understanding of the human immune system and its role in protecting us from disease.

• Designed with a clear focus on the needs of medical students.
• Includes overview illustrations at the beginning of each chapter, as well as illustrations with dialogue boxes.
• Immunology icons are repeated throughout the text, accompanied by a helpful Icon Key.
• Detailed clinical cases demonstrate real-world applications.
• Technical boxes point out important scientific advances.
• End-of-chapter checklists of learning points facilitate review.

• Student Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices. You’ll also access 100 multiple-choice questions to enhance your understanding of the material.
• Features 17 new clinical boxes as well as critical revisions to 25 of the clinical boxes featured in the previous edition, providing relevant, practical examples of cases commonly encountered in day-to-day practice.
• Presents new material on T Cell Subsets, the molecular and cellular processes involved in their selection and differentiation, and how this knowledge is already translating into clinical developments.
• Includes a brand-new chapter titled Regulation of the Immune System.

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Immunology: A Short Course 7th Edition

Immunology: A Short Course, 7th Edition introduces all the critical topics of modern immunology in a clear and succinct yet comprehensive fashion. The authors offer uniquely-balanced coverage of classical and contemporary approaches and basic and clinical aspects. The strength of Immunology: A Short Course is in providing a complete review of modern immunology without the burden of excessive data or theoretical discussions. Each chapter is divided into short, self-contained units that address key topics, illustrated by uniformly drawn, full-color illustrations and photographs.

This new edition of Immunology: A Short Course:

• Has been fully revised and updated, with a brand new art program to help reinforce learning
• Includes a new chapter on Innate Immunity to reflect the growth in knowledge in this area
• Highlights important therapeutic successes resulting from targeted antibody therapies
• Includes end of chapter summaries and review questions, a companion website at www.wileyimmunology.com/coico featuring interactive flashcards, USMLE-style interactive MCQs, figures as PowerPoint slides, and case-based material to help understand clinical applications

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Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine (IMMUNOLOGY & SEROLOGY IN LABORATORY MEDICINE ( TURGEON)) 5th Edition

The 5th edition of this classic text sets the standard for comprehensive coverage of immunology. Building from a solid foundation of knowledge and skills, trusted author Mary Louise Turgeon takes you from basic immunologic mechanisms and serologic concepts to the theory behind the procedures you’ll perform in the lab. Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine, Fifth Edition is the go-to resource for everything from mastering automated techniques to understanding immunoassay instrumentation and disorders of infectious and immunologic origin. Packed with learning objectives, review questions, step-by-step procedures, and case studies, this text is your key to succeeding in today’s modern laboratory environment.

• Full-color, six-page insert of photomicrographs provide a better picture of what you’ll see in the laboratory.
• Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter offer a measurable outcome you can achieve by completing the material.
• Chapter highlights at the end of each chapter provide a summary of the most important information covered in each chapter.
• Review questions at the end of each chapter are tied to learning objectives further enhance your understanding.
• Case studies challenge you to apply your knowledge and help strengthen your critical thinking skills.
• Glossary at the end of the book provides quick access to key terms and definitions.

• NEW! Expanded chapter on Vaccines as the importance of vaccines continues to become more evident.
• NEW! Updated chapter on Molecular Techniques incorporates the newest technology specific to immunology.
• NEW! Key terms at the beginning of each chapter help you learn the important vocabulary in immunology.
• NEW! Case studies with added multiple-choice questions in addition to critical thinking questions will help you apply your knowledge and develop critical-thinking skills.

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Immune Aspects of Biopharmaceuticals and Nanomedicines (Jenny Stanford Series on Nanomedicine) 1st Edition

The enormous advances in the immunologic aspects of biotherapeutics and nanomedicines in the past two decades has necessitated an authoritative and comprehensive reference source that can be relied upon by immunologists, biomedical researchers, clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, regulators, venture capitalists, and policy makers alike. This text provides a thorough understanding of immunology, therapeutic potential, clinical applications, adverse reactions, and approaches to overcoming immunotoxicity of biotherapeutics and nanomedicines. It also tackles critical, yet often overlooked topics such as immune aspects of nano-bio interactions, current FDA regulatory guidances, complement activation-related pseudoallergy (CARPA), advances in nanovaccines, and immunogenicity testing of protein therapeutics.

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FAQs on Vaccines and Immunization Practices

The book ‘Antibiotic Essentials’ comprises of eleven chapters that provide therapeutic recommendations are based on the contributors’ clinical expertise and experience as well as the literature and clinical guidelines. First chapter provides overview of antimicrobial therapy that includes antibiotic selection as well as its dosing. Second chapter discusses empiric therapy for conditions, such as CNS infections, HEENT infections, lower respiratory tract infections, cardiovascular infections, gastrointestinal tract infections, genitourinary tract infections, etc. Third chapter tabulate antibiotic susceptibility profiles and initial therapy of isolates. Fourth chapter highlights parasites, fungi and other unusual organism that inhabits different parts of the body. Fifth chapter describes HIV infection; sixth chapter is on prophylaxis and immunizations; seventh chapter describes pediatric infectious diseases and chapter eight is chest X-ray atlas. Rest three chapter are on the differential diagnosis of infectious disease; antibiotic pearls & pitfalls and antimicrobial drug summaries, respectively.

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Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry: Theranostic and Genomic Applications 5th Edition

User-friendly and concise, the new edition of this popular reference is your #1 guide for the appropriate use of immunohistochemical stains. Dr. David J. Dabbs and leading experts in the field use a consistent, organ system approach to cover all aspects of the field, with an emphasis on the role of genomics in diagnosis and theranostic applications that will better inform treatment options. Each well-written and well-researched chapter is enhanced with diagnostic algorithms, charts, tables, and superb, full-color histologic images, making this text a practical daily resource for all surgical pathologists.

• Features a systematic approach to the diagnostic entities of each organ system, including detailed differential diagnoses, diagnostic algorithms, and immunohistograms that depict immunostaining patterns of tumors.

• Covers many more antigens than other texts, and discusses antibody specifications with tables that convey information on uses, clones, vendors, sources, antibody titers, and types of antigen retrieval.
• Discusses diagnostic pitfalls through immunohistologic differential diagnosis wherever appropriate so you can provide the most accurate diagnoses.

• Contains new material on non-lymphoid malignancies, Hodgkin/non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and an expanded chapter on digital imaging and quantitative immunohistochemistry.

• Provides new grading schemes for several organs, along with new antibodies to cover more genomic immunohistochemistry applications.

• Offers more emphasis in the breast section of “eyes on” tissue for molecular/IHC prognostics compared to the current trend of gene-expression profiling of breast cancer.

• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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