Author: Lauren Sompayrac, PhD Publisher: Wiley Blackwell Date Published: 2019 Pages: 145 plus index Cover Type: Soft Cover Expiration Date: 12/31/2023
- "This is an excellent course on the immune system. The book is written to present a complicated system by introducing each piece and adding to the puzzle to show how it all fits together. This is much better than trying to learn too many details which take away from the overall picture of how immunity works in the body."
- "Terrific course! Best format (lecture), well presented, well planned (order of topics) with in-depth and current knowledge. Terrific reference book for all laboratory scientists/technologists."
- "I wish I would have had Lauren Sompayrac as a professor in college!! Very readable and yet extremely informative. Thanks for presenting a difficult subject in a much more "user friendly" version. As an "older" CLS, I appreciate the "big picture" approach."
The print catalog says this course is basic. That was a mistake. The language is simple but the concepts are complex. It should have been identified as intermediate level.
This course satisfies the 1-hour Florida specialty requirement in serology/immunology. For those certified by ASCP, this course will provide 12 contact hours in serology/immunology.
In this text, Dr. Sompayrac cuts through the jargon to reveal, in simple language, the essence of this complex subject: how the immune system fits together, how it protects us from disease, and, perhaps most importantly, why it works the way it does.
Featuring D. Sompayrac's lively prose and engaging analogies (he is funny), How the Immune System Works has been rigorously updated, including the latest information on vaccines, immunological memory, and cancer. A highlight of this edition is a new chapter on immunotherapies – currently one of the hottest topics in immunology.
Table of Contents The Innate Immune System • B Cells and Antibodies • The Magic of Antigen Presentation • T Cell Activation • T Cells at Work • Secondary Lymphoid Organs and Lymphocyte Trafficking • Restraining the Immune System • Self Tolerance and MHC Restriction • Immunological Memory • Intestinal Immune System • The Immune System Gone Wrong • Immunodeficiency • Vaccines • Cancer and the Immune System • Immunotherapy.