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100 1  Abbas, Abul K. 
245 10 Basic immunology : |bfunctions and disorders of the immune
       system / |cAbul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai;
       Illustrations by David L. Baker. 
250    Sixth edition. 
260    St. Louis, Missouri : |bElsevier, |c2020. 
300    vii, 319 pages : |billustrations (chiefly color) ; |c24 
       cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505    Introduction to the immune system : nomenclature, general 
       properties, and components -- Innate immunity : the early 
       defense against infections -- Antigen capture and 
       presentation to lymphocytes : what lymphocytes see -- 
       Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : 
       structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and development 
       of immune repertoires -- T cell-mediated immunity : 
       activation of t lymphocytes by cell-associated antigens --
       Effector mechanisms of t cell-mediated immunity : 
       functions of t cells in host defense -- Humoral immune 
       responses : activation of b lymphocytes and production of 
       antibodies -- Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : 
       elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins -- 
       Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself 
       discrimination in the immune system and its failure -- 
       Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity
       to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells -- 
       Hypersensitivity : disorders caused by immune responses --
       Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases 
       caused by defective immunity. 
650 10 Immunity. 
650 10 Hypersensitivity. 
650 10 Immune System |x physiology. 
650 10 Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes. 
700 1  Lichtman, Andrew H. 
700 1  Pillai, Shiv.