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Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System, 6e: SEA edition, 6th Edition

Author :
By Abul K. Abbas, MBBS
Meticulously reviewed and updated for today’s medical students, Basic Immunology, South East Asia Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular ...view more

Meticulously reviewed and updated for today’s medical students, Basic Immunology, South East Asia Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This focused, easy-to-understand volume uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary Point boxes, end-of-chapter review questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases—all designed to help students master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible.

ISBN :
9789814865098
Publication Date :
30-09-2019

Meticulously reviewed and updated for today’s medical students, Basic Immunology, South East Asia Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This focused, easy-to-understand volume uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary Point boxes, end-of-chapter review questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases—all designed to help students master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible.


Key Features

Emphasizes clinical aspects of immunology, including disease pathogenesis, the development of novel therapies based on basic science, and an appendix of clinical cases for real-world application.

• Provides unrivaled instruction from the expert author team, all of whom are experienced teachers, course directors, and lecturers.

• Features a highly readable writing style and practical organization, now with fully revised content and updated images to reflect recent important advances in today’s understanding of the immune system.

• Provides additional online features such as answers to in-book chapter review questions, helpful animations, and self-assessment questions.

• Presents information in a format and style that maximizes usefulness to students and teachers studying medicine, allied health fields, and biology.

• Contains numerous features designed to help students understand key immunologic concepts: high-quality illustrations, practical tables, chapter outlines, bolded key points, and focus questions in every

chapter for self-assessment and review.


Author Information
By Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Emeritus Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, USA