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At War Within

At War Within

The Double-Edged Sword of Immunity

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William Clarks At War Within takes us on a fascinating tour through the immune system, examining the history of its discovery, the ways in which it protects us, and how it may bring its full force to bear at the wrong time or in the wrong place. Scientists have only gradually come to realize that this elegant defence system not only has the potential to help, as in the case of smallpox, but also the potential to do profound harm in health problems ranging from allergies to AIDS, and from organ transplants to cancer. Dr Clark discusses the myriad of medical problems involving the immune system, and systematically explains each one, making the complexities of this delicately balanced mechanism comprehensible to the layreader.
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OUP USA
84493
9780195115680
9780195115680

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Publication date
1997
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
288
Dimensions (mm)
136 x 205
Weight (g)
256
  • Chapter 1:: Overture to a science unborn:: Smallpox and the origins of immunology; Chapter 2:: The anatomy of an immune response; Chapter 3:: Living in the bubble:: Primary immune deficiency diseases; Chapter 4:: Hypersensitivity and allergy; Chapter 5:: Horror autotoxicus:: The immunology of self-destruction; Chapter 6:: When the wall comes tumbling down ... AIDS; Chapter 7:: Organ transplantation:: Technology vs. ethics?; Chapter 8:: Minding the immune systems business:: The dialogue between the brain and the immune system; Appendix:: Diversity, tolerance and memory:: The intellectual history of immunology;
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