Cellular and Molecular Immunology
by Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai · Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai
Focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind immune responses: lymphocyte activation, signalling pathways, antigen presentation, and tolerance. Readers come away able to explain immunological phenomena in terms of the underlying cell biology rather than descriptive outcomes.
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