How the Immune System Works (Blackwell's How It Works) |
 enlarge | Author: Lauren M. Sompayrac
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 21366
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 140516221X
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.079
EAN: 9781405162210
ASIN: 140516221X
Publication Date: March 21, 2008
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Understanding the immune system is crucial for both medical and bioscience students, with new research revealing yet more secrets year on year. Many books offer in-depth introductions to the subject, but How the Immune System Works remains uniquely popular for its personable and practical overview of the nuts and bolts of the immune system.
This third edition provides a perfect introduction to the essential principles of the immune system, covered in humorous but highly informative 'lectures' accompanied by clear and accessible illustrations. It is perfect for exam preparation or as an enjoyable overview of a difficult subject. Both students and instructors will welcome the clarity and authority that Lauren Sompayrac brings to this timely revision.
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 Good book September 27, 2008
I got this book for a graduate class I am taking in immunology; although, I didn't really need it, it was helpful.
Great book with just the right amount of detail. September 26, 2008
I am a 2nd year medical student and I used this book to pre-read before my immunology lectures. This book explains everything with the right amount of detail. The author takes difficult concepts and clarifies them without oversimplifying concepts. This book clarifies difficult concepts that immunology textbooks are horrible at explaining.
Great book! July 12, 2008
I'm a first year vet student and have read this text over the summer to get my feet wet. Excellent. Its just enough to explain the real mechanisms of specific cells and immune functioning. I would highly recommend as this text gives a thorough explanation to very difficult material.
Great overview book June 6, 2008
For someone with no immunology background this is a great place to start. I wish I'd known about this book before taking immunology in medical school. It is short enough and such engaging writing that I'd strongly recommend reading it before taking an immunology course. This book isn't going to be one you go to for specifics about this receptor or that cytokine it's all about understanding how all the parts fit together.
The very best October 18, 2007
This is one of the best books I have read in Medicine, for its ease and information. It stimulates you to go and read more.
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