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The Speckled Monsterby Jennifer Lee Carrell
Penguin Group Inc. 2004; US$ 14.99The Speckled Monster tells the dramatic story of two parents who dared to fight back against smallpox. After barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, they flouted eighteenth-century medicine by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves and Eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. From their heroic struggles stems the modern science of immunology as well as the vaccinations that remain our only hope should the disease ever be unleashed again. Jennifer Lee Carrell transports readers back to the early eighteenth century to tell the tales of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, two iconoclastic figures who helped save London and Boston from the deadliest disease mankind has known.... more...
Basic Immunologyby Girish L. Bhoosreddy; Bharat J. Wadher
Himalaya Publishing House 2010; US$ 45.00How the Immune System Worksby Lauren M. Sompayrac
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 44.95How the Immune System Works is not a comprehensive textbook. It’s the book thousands of students have used to help them understand what’s in their big, thick, immunology texts. In this book, Dr. Sompayrac cuts through the jargon and details to reveal, in simple language, the essence of this complex subject. Fifteen easy to follow lectures, featuring the uniquely popular humorous style and engaging analogies developed by Dr Sompayrac, provide an introduction to the ‘bigger picture’, followed by practical discussion on how each of the components interacts with one another. Now featuring full-color diagrams, this book has been rigorously updated for its fourth edition to reflect today’s immunology teaching... more...
Applications And Engineering Of Monoclonal Antibodiesby David J. King
CRC Press 1998; US$ 74.95Focusing on monoclonal antibodies, this work covers their role in marking and identifying particular molecules, their application in diagnosing disease, how they can be used for the delivery of drugs to specific target cells etc. more...
Anti-IgE Therapy for Asthma and Allergyby S Hasan Arshad; K Suresh Babu; Stephen T Holgate
Informa Healthcare 2001; US$ 99.95This pocketbook provides an illustrative summary of the role of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the pathogenesis of asthma and allied allergic disorders, as well as the effects of anti-IgE therapy in the management allergic diseases. more...
Immunotoxicology of Environmental and Occupational Metalsby Judith T. Zelicoff; Peter Thomas
CRC Press 1998; US$ 129.95Provides an overview of the effects of environmentally and occupationally important metals on the immune system and host defence in a variety of mammalian species including humans. more...
Infection and Immunityby D. H. Davies; M. A. Halablab; T. W. K. Young; F. E. G. Cox; J. Clarke
CRC Press 1998; US$ 41.95Taking a disease-based approach, this text explores the interactions between pathogens and the human immune system and explains how mircoorganisms can evade the immune system and thus cause disease. Concise yet comprehensive. more...
Chimeric Toxinsby Haya Lorberboum-Galski; Philip Lazarovici
CRC Press 2002; US$ 149.95This book is a review of the structure, function and mechanisms of action of chimeric toxins and investigates their therapeutic applications in medicine, including approaches to design as well as discussion of their characteristics. more...
Antibodiesby Maurizio Zanetti; J. Donald Capra
CRC Press 2002; US$ 139.95Examining the ground-breaking discoveries of the past two decades and revisiting the more traditional aspects of the field, this book takes an holistic approach to this exciting and increasingly popular area of medicine. more...
Human Polyomavirusesby Kamel Khalili; Gerald L. Stoner
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 235.95Human Polyomaviruses Molecular and Clinical perspectives Edited by Kamel Khalili and Gerald L. Stoner Our understanding of human polyomaviruses has evolved profoundly in the last fifteen years, creating an urgent need for an updated resource. Drs. Khalili and Stoner have collected the contributions of renowned researchers and clinicians in this cutting-edge volume. Human Polyomaviruses: Molecular and Clinical Perspectives presents in-depth analyses, comprehensive reviews, and timely assessments of recent discoveries and ongoing controversies focused on these important viral pathogens. Beginning with an historical perspective, this book covers up-to-date investigations into the molecular biology and pathogenesis of human polyomaviruses. All... more...