Immunology: A Short Course

By Richard Coico, Eli Benjamini, Geoffrey Sunshine, et al.

Book Overview

"Immunology: A Short Course undertakes to cover all the important areas of contemporary immunological knowledge and simultaneously to provide a historical view of the discoveries that have built the groundwork of modern immunological thought. . . . Immunology: A Short Course performs this function admirably, taking advantage of the authors' breadth of knowledge and a contemporary molecular and cellular view of immunology. . . . Immunology: A Short Course complements the broad coverage of immunology as a biological discipline with a full set of clear and attractive illustrations of cellular and molecular details of the immune system. . . Immunology: A Short Course] offers a valuable balance between classic and contemporary, academic and clinical, and will serve many students, and their teachers well." -David H. Margulies, M.D., Ph.D. The Fourth Edition of Immunology: A Short Course, completely updated on a chapter-by-chapter basis, contains extensive revisions to reflect the many recent advances in our understanding of immunology. This text contains a thorough introduction to immunology and concludes each chapter with review questions. Among the numerous additional features are clinical case scenarios and new, full-color illustrations that have been specially designed for this edition. Within this edition, particular emphasis is placed on T-and B-cell responses to antigen, antigen processing and presentation, vaccination technology, immunotherapy, and mechanisms responsible for immune disorders. Immunology: A Short Course, Fourth Edition proves itself to be an invaluable tool by offering the most coherent presentation of topics available. Included in this fully revised new edition: * Two new chapters on cytokines and immune responses to infection * Updated case scenarios and review questions * Accompanying Web site with downloadable illustrations and up-to-date CD and cytokine tables * Full-color interior with all new figures Immunology: A Short Course, Fourth Edition is the clear choice when searching for a concise and accessible book in modern immunology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471348902
• ISBN13: 9780471348900
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Ordering for second time

I love this book! I'm a 4th year medical student and I have 3 other texts on immunology and this is the one that I keep going back to. I loaned it to a friend and it burned in a fire so here I am ordering it again. The text is simple and to the point. The diagrams are suitable and I found them detailed enough. This is my bedtime reading book.

Excellent!!! There is no other word for it.

This book is excellent as an introductory textbook of immunology. I teach 1st year medical students immunology and have very little curriculum time to do this. The 5th edition of Immunology: A Short Course covers all the essential material without making it needlessly cumbersome. I recommend it without reservation.

A great introduction to immunology

This book is a great introduction to immunology. Many other immunology books have too much information to absorb, but this book is as brief as possible without sacrificing clarity. I especially liked the review questions and ample references at the end of each chapter.

As textbooks go, this one is a very good read.

I read this book and I second the customer comment from "A Reader" dated 07/05/96. This is a great, user-friendly, humanely written book. Better to really know this book and use Janeway, Roitt or another text as a reference.

An outstanding introduction to the principles of immunology.

This book, with good color graphics and easy to understand descriptions of immunological processes, is the best introduction to the field that I have read. It is clearly written and all of the information is presented in language that informs rather than confuses the reader. The authors do a very good job of balancing the conflicting demands of scientific rigor and readability. At the end of the book, I felt that I had a firm grasp of the principles of immunology and the knowledge to approach more advanced and technical works. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in developing a firm understanding of the basic science of immunology.