Immunology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

By David K. Male, Jonathan Brostoff, Ivan M. Roitt, et al.

Book Overview

Extensively updated, with new contributors, brilliant new illustrations and a wealth of supporting material online, this 7th edition offers you a carefully structured approach to learning the building blocks of the immune system as well as initiation and actions of the immune response. The website which accompanies this text gives access to all the images in the book, up to 20 detailed animation sequences (which link to further supporting text, illustrations, molecular models and video clips), 8 lectures which explain how the immune system responds to different infections or to tissue grafts, and a test bank of 300 USMLE-style questions.Includes "Critical Thinking Boxes" which encourage you to "think immunologically" and help you test your own understanding of material.Provides extensive additional material online.Incorporates clinical cases at the end of chapters to give you a realistic clinical context in which to anchor your understanding of immunology.Uses high-yield-style chapter summaries to allow you a quick and effective way to double check all key concepts.Strengthened chapter opening objectives give a clearer idea of what you should know by the end of each chapter.Now includes STUDENT CONSULT access www.studentconsult is an innovative website that allows you to build a personalized, fully integrated online library, where you'll find.
The entire contents of every STUDENT CONSULT title you purchase.Integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles.Powerful search capabilities- View all excerpts relevant to keyword or subject searches (up to 300 words per hit) from every book in the series.Image library.POCKETConsult-Download portions of your personal library onto your handheld.Student resources-Sharpen your skills, stay informed, and have fun

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323033997
• ISBN13: 9780323033992
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.1" x 0.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

This is an excellent book on the subject. The only catch for me is that, if you are abolutely new to immunology, this book might be a little confusing at first. You have to be able to understand some basic terminology to work with this book, once you have it going through the book is absolutely pain free.

GOOD BOOK

I READ THIS EDITION IN CHINA PUBLISHED...DO YOU THINK STUDY IMMUNOLOGY?GOOD CHOICE THIS BOOK...

Immunology by Ivan Roitt - Still the best!

I used an earlier edition of this text to study for Pathology board examinations (with the American College of Veterinary Pathology), and found it readily understandable (for someone with a veterinary degree and Master's degree in pathology) and well-laid out. I was so pleased that I purchased this recently for an associate starting a Ph.D. The text has chapters covering general immunology, evolution of the immune system, species differences, and essentials for understanding most aspects of immunology, from cytokines to cells to roles in infectious disease and cancer. The new edition incorporates recent information while retaining the basic flow. Altogether, this is still the best text on the subject that I have seen!

An excellent textbook of Immunology

Roitt, et. al., has presented a clear, concise and thorough review of central themes in Immunology in this authoritative text. Each page contains tutorial photographs or drawings which greatly facilitates in learning or reviewing Immunology in this excellent textbook. He first starts with the anatomy of the immune system, and works up to the fundamental relationships of the individual components involved in immune responses. These interactions are presented in a clear and user friendly format. This book is highly useful in teaching Immunology to advanced biology students, and as an excellent review text for professionals in the field.