Overview
Provides inquiry-based exercises and standard exercises, allowing students to learn experimental design and hone critical thinking in theory, concepts, and data collection/interpretation
Includes standard lab questions that promote hypothesis-based investigations
Accessible writing, didactic features, and a descriptive glossary reinforce fundamental concepts for students
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Table of contents (54 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Immunology Overview
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Front Matter
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About this book
Section I of this book provides an overview of the immune system and immunity, and includes review questions, problem sets, case studies, inquiry-based questions, and more to provide students with a strong foundation in the field. Section II consists of twenty-two lab exercises focused on key concepts in immunology, such as antibody production, cell separation, cell function, immunoassays, Th1/Th2 cytokine detection, cell and tissue culture methods, and cell and molecular biology techniques. Appendices include safety information, suggested links and readings, and standard discipline processes, protocols, and instructions.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Immunology: Overview and Laboratory Manual
Authors: Tobili Y. Sam-Yellowe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64686-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64685-1Published: 02 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64688-2Published: 02 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64686-8Published: 01 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 471
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Immunology, Laboratory Medicine