Elsevier's Integrated Review Immunology and Microbiology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access / Edition 2

by Jeffrey K. Actor

Overview

Effectively merge basic science and clinical skills with Elsevier’s Integrated Review of Immunology and Microbiology, by Jeffrey K. Actor, PhD. This concise, high-yield title in the popular Integrated Review Series focuses on the core knowledge in immunology and microbiology while linking that information to related concepts from other basic science disciplines. Case-based questions at the end of each chapter enable you to gauge your mastery of the material, and a color-coded format allows you to quickly find the specific guidance you need. Online access via www.studentconsult.com - included with your purchase - allows you to conveniently access the book's complete text and illustrations online as well as relevant content from other Student Consult titles. This concise and user-friendly reference provides crucial guidance for the early years of medical training and USMLE preparation.

• Spend more time reviewing and less time searching thanks to an extremely focused, "high-yield" presentation.
• Gauge your mastery of the material and build confidence with case-based and USMLE-style questions that provide effective chapter review and quick practice for your exams.
• Access the full contents online at www.studentconsult.com where you'll find the complete text and illustrations, "Integration Links" to bonus content in other Student Consult titles, an interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources, and much more!

• Grasp and retain vital concepts more easily thanks to a color-coded format, succinct text, key concept boxes, and dynamic illustrations that facilitate learning in a highly visual approach.
• Effectively review for problem-based courses with the help of text boxes that help you clearly see the clinical relevance of the material.

Great for visual learners!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900323074475
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	12/14/2011
Series:	Elsevier's Integrated Series
Edition description:	NE
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.96(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Jeffery K. Actor is a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine in Houston, TX USA

Table of Contents

SECTION I Immunology

Chapter 1 Introduction to Immunity and Immune Systems

Chapter 2 Cells and Organs of the Immune System

Chapter 3 Humoral Immunity: Antibody Recognition of Antigen

Chapter 4 T-Cell Immunity

Chapter 5 Role of Major Histocompatibility Complex in the Immune Response

Chapter 6 Innate Immunity

Chapter 7 Adaptive Immune Response and Hypersensitivity

Chapter 8 Immunomodulation

Chapter 9 Immunoassays

Chapter 10 Infection and Immunity

SECTION II Microbiology

Chapter 11 Basic Bacteriology

Chapter 12 Clinical Bacteriology

Chapter 13 Basic Virology

Chapter 14 Clinical Virology

Chapter 15 Mycology

Chapter 16 Parasitology

Case Studies

Case Study Answers