Roitt's Essential Immunology, Tenth Edition

By Peter J. Delves, Dennis R. Burton, Seamus J. Martin, et al.

Book Overview

Roitt's Essential Immunology has established itself as the book of choice for students of immunology worldwide. This excellent textbook is commonly regarded as 'the best of the immunology primers' and the tenth edition remains at the cutting edge of this fascinating area of science. The trademark of this book is its highly readable introduction to the subject, its emphasis on core knowledge and its excellent four-color artwork. On the tenth edition, Ivan Roitt is joined by Peter Delves, a brilliant teacher from University College London. Together they have extensively updated all aspects of the book to produce a new edition, which will be an invaluable resource to students of immunology and medicine. The tenth edition focuses on: dendritic cells intraepithelial lymphocytes NKT and gd T-cells NK receptors non-classical MHC presentation of non-peptidic antigens analysis of TCR-peptide-MHC interactions gene 'knockouts' and 'knockins' cell signaling pathways chemokines and their receptors intimate links between innate and adaptive immunity regulatory T-cells Fcg receptors activation-induced cell death signaling through pattern recognition systems prions DNA vaccines mucosal adjuvants molecular understanding of immunodeficiency CCR5 co-receptor for HIV therapeutic benefit of monoclonal anti-IgE in allergy the excessive hygiene hypothesis induction of antigen-specific tolerance for transplantation heat-shock proteins in tumor immunity and autoimmunity peptide priming of dendritic cells for immunotherapy thymic expression of organ-specific autoantigens Roitt's Essential Immunology is supported by a web site at www.roitt.com This useful on-line resource contains self-assessment material, future updates, further reading and an image archive. New edition of a best-selling textbook - known internationally by both students & faculty. Completely updated throughout. Greater emphasis on core knowledge & ease of use. Supported by a free on-line www.roitt.com companion containing updates, images and self-assessment material.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0632059028
• ISBN13: 9780632059027
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.9" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Ilustrative and Pedagogic

Is a book that I use to teach inmunology to basic science students in medical school, and has great ilustrations which you can download from its site. I recommend it to students and teachers.

Very good condition

the book was in great condition and the delivery was very fast. the book is brand new just like they said it would be.

Roitt's Immunology is a good review

Nice update on immunology that includes more recent findings at the molecular/cellular level. This is a more general, broad review of the field that takes you to where immunologists are focusing their efforts today. A good example is the chapter on vaccines and vaccines in development. However, if I were someone who was needing a textbook to review medical immunology for a licensing exam, this is not the book to use. This text is more appropriate for graduate students or others engaged in research who want a more detailed overview of the field.

THE CHOICE OF MANY DISCERNING LEARNERS

The inclusion of all the latest abstruse developments in the field of immunology was part of a concerted effort to make this latest edition of "Roitt's Essential Immunology" standout in the crowd. It is an elaborate text whose popularity attests to its high quality.Good enough, the traditional use of simple descriptions were retained in this new edition, while additional efforts were made in order to simplify most of the complex issues associated with immunochemistry and immunopathology. This textbook is a one-volume knowledge base whose accurate differentials are largely due to extensive facts validations.

Roitts is the definitive Immunology text for Medical Student

As a pre-clinical medical student, I was initially apprehensive when I came into contact with this book. Immunology is a subject I know little about, and the topic can seem more than a little daunting at times. Ivan Roitt's superb text soon revealed to me that my worries were unfounded. His guide through immunology is comprehensive and a pleasure to read. The content is both factual and humourous, written in the style of a caring lecturer rather than a boring expert (as with most medical texts). I cannot thank him enough for his fantastic book and hope he soon writes other texts on medical subjects (biochemistry needs a facelift, I think!!) for students to understand and enjoy.