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Books : Immunology at a Glance (At a Glance)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.079
EAN: 9781405131339
Edition: 8
ISBN: 1405131330
Label: Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: October 07, 2005
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Studio: Wiley-Blackwell




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Immunology at a Glance provides a concise, and accessible introduction and revision aid for undergraduate medical and science students. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points.





This new edition of Immunology at a Glance:




  • Contains a second colour throughout to enhance the visual appeal, making the subject even easier to understand
  • Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations of the right, showing the mechanisms involved in immunological processes
  • Has been thoroughly revised and updated with brand new information on:

    • recognition and receptors
    • immunity and clinical medicine.






Immunology at a Glance will continue to appeal to all students of biomedical science and medicine who want a quick, yet thorough grasp of immunology.








Reviews of the last edition





"It is pitched at the right level for 2nd MB students and will also act as a useful reminder to those students embarking on Part IV Pathology."
St. Mary's Hospital Gazette





"Professor Playfair has succeeded in offering a condensed, readable notebook or dictionary of immunology whose greatest worth rests with the simple yet intricate figures which highlight the 34 chapters."
Trends in Biotechnology on the fourth edition

Book Description:
Immunology at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid for undergraduate medical and science students. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points. This new edition of Immunology at a Glance: contains a second colour throughout to enhance the visual appeal and present the subject even more clearly presents schematic diagrams and a brief text on the left page and concise explanations on the right to show the mechanisms involved in immunological processes has been thoroughly revised and updated with new chapters on: recognition and receptors immunity and clinical medicine. Immunology at a Glance will continue to appeal to all students of biomedical science and medicine who want a quick, yet thorough, grasp of immunology.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - nice diagrams
diagrams are so unique that we may not catch the meaning at first. but they are very nice & well intergrated. SO impressive!
but discreted explanation is the one of draw backs. if a reader has some immunolgical back ground, this book will be good to catch complexed immune network. But no recomendation for preparing USMLE or board.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - simply excellent
This is complex stuff, and I don't think it could be made any more simple and clear than it is in this book. "At a Glance" does *not* mean that you'll be able to start with zero knowledge of immunology and come away an expert after glancing at this book. It means that it's all here and that each topic is fully covered in the space of two pages. Hence, by just glancing down at the open book you will see an entire survey of, say, "Acute inflammation". There are 41 such topics in all, grouped ... Read More







 






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