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Praise for the Second Edition: "...Appealing and relevant for those students who approach the study of the immune system through a clinical lens, including students of medicine, pharmacology, midwifery, or nursing; it would also be appropriate in an introductory immunology course." Clinical Immunology
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The Immune System, Third Edition emphasizes the human immune system and synthesizes immunological concepts into a comprehensible, up-to-date, and reader-friendly account of how the immune system works.
Written for undergraduate, medical, veterinary, dental, and pharmacy students in immunology courses, it makes generous use of medical examples to illustrate points.
The Third Edition has been extensively revised and updated and includes two new chapters on innate and adaptive immunity, which explore the physical, cellular, and molecular principles underlying these responses to infection. It also features enhanced coverage of aspects of innate immunity such as the complement system, Toll-like receptors, defensins, and C-reactive protein; the role of dendritic cells in initiating the primary adaptive immune response and the functions of other cells that bridge innate and adaptive immunity; immunotherapies using humanized monoclonal antibodies to treat certain diseases; and the nature of the immune response in the mucosal tissues and immunological memory. The book offers over 500 full-color illustrations that complement and clarify the concepts. The end-of-chapter questions have been expanded and include essay, multiple-choice, and case study questions, with answers provided at the end of the book.
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Immunology is the study of the physiological mechanisms that humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Immunology is the study of the physiological mechanisms that humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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This book is pitched somewhere just below Kuby in depth of information. Don't let that put you off. The single-authorship of this book ensures a consistent style characterized by concise and lucid information. In some ways its slightly more of an essay and the chapters build on each other. It is one of those books which is plausible to read cover to cover. If like me you are relatively new to immunology then i recommend reading 'How the immune system works' by Lauren Sompayrac which is definitely 'cover to cover' material and gives the overall picture of the immune system and its connection before moving on to studying each component in depth. Overall, the Parham book is a gorgeous book to read but i still own Kuby for more detailed study.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was a little hesitant to order a text book off the internet as they are bulky and may get beat up in shipping. I am so glad I ordered it, it was well protected and in perfect condition. It even came around a week earlier than expected, will definitely recommend and the price was also a bargain!
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Great Introductory Text
6 April 2009
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I've been using the new and previous editions of the Parham text to teach an introductory immunology course for the last 4 1/2 years. Until I made a few unfortunate text choices for other courses this year, I didn't fully appreciate what a wonderful text this is. The chapters (especially in the new, 3rd edition) are arranged in a logical fashion and broken down into sections for easy digestibility & assignability. The figures are clear with excellent descriptions and correlate nicely with the text. While the chapter on T cell activation/effector functions still suffers from a bit of disarray, it is still highly usable & provides the necessary information. Immunology is a difficult subject, but this text makes it a pleasure to teach & learn, and receives high marks from my students as well. It is perfect for a one-semester course.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Immuno Course for undergrad to I&I in Medical School
17 Dec 2009
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I used this text when I was a student in Undergrad, our exams for my course were essay format. The author has broken down all of the chapters into small key points rather than writing 20 key points in one gigantic chapter which would be frustrating to decipher where one point stops and another begins. I found the illustrations extremely helpful in that they summed up the main point of a topic in the caption, so if you were ever pressed on time and needed to know the key points, you could essentially study the illustrations and understand what was written in the paragraph. I have the older edition and I'm sure you can get most of your information from that for an undergraduate course. I also was required to read this book for medical school for our immunity/infection course. However, if you've read through it enough and understood it, you don't need to read it again. I would hands down buy this book and recommend it to any student at any level needing to understand immunology. Just be aware, the order of the chapters in this book will not be the same as most professors teach it. If you can get past that minor detail - you'll LOVE this book!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
excellent basic book for immunology
14 Oct 2009
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I'm an electrical engineer, so I dont have good fundations on biology, however, this book unlike others, explain immunology very well, from the basics to the more advanced topics, the images, the figures, everything is really intend for an ignorant like me, to get precious knowledge. I really recomend it!
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