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Title: Cellular and Molecular Immunology by Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Abdul K. Abbas, Jordan S. Pober ISBN: 0-7216-0008-5 Publisher: W B Saunders Pub. Date: 14 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $58.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Intro to the subject
Comment: For the advanced reader, I like Janeway's text better because of the depth of information presented, but for an introductory class, Abbas is more accessable and understandable in the introductory chapters. I recommend using them in tandem, I do! The figures are good, but interestingly enough, the illustrations in all the major texts on immunology are largely the same! If you need a CD with illustrations (you are an instructor or want to use them for a presentation etc) I recommend the CD accompanying Peter Parham's text book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent intro, the way a textbook should be
Comment: My only immunology background was in medical school in the early 80s. I bought this book to try to get a basic grasp on what immunology is about now, 20 years later. This book is excellent for that. As other reviewers have commented, the material is well organized and illustrated. The illustrations are numerous enough and detailed enough to almost form an outline in their own right.
While there is considerable repetition, I consider that this is one of the best features of the book for a newcomer such as I. The repetition is clearly very intentional, not the result of disorganization or sloppy editing. Rather it enough to let the reader grasp both the forest and the trees. It also lets you, to some extent, read from any section of the book without being totally lost if you don't remember the previous material.
Rating: 4
Summary: Primer on the subject
Comment: The title of the book says it all: this book treats the expertise of immunology at the cellular and molecular level. It approaches the subject through a collection of explanations of experimental observations. Neither am I a physician nor a medical student, I find this book very comprehensible and helpful in explaining the principles of molecular biology/biochemistry [along with my expertise in chemistry] pertinent to the HIV virus. The book is abound with illustrations and pictorials though the authors at times drag on repeating concepts. The section on effector mechanisms of the immune responses is done in excellent gory details. Tons of illustrations, graphics making understanding of biochemical and immunological mechanisms a less strenuous task. For example, the HIV virus, the book will cover the abnormal events that occur at the first contact of the HIV virus. Then it talks about the virus mechanisms and the effect on the immune response. This 5th edition has been revised and now includes new info and materials about the lymphoid organs and innate immunity mechanism. I recommend it to medical students, pre-meds, and all health care professionals. 4.0 stars.
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Title: Immunobiology by Charles Janeway, Mark Walport, Paul Travers ISBN: 081533642X Publisher: Garland Science Pub. Date: 21 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $64.95 |
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Title: How the Immune System Works by Lauren Ph.D. Sompayrac ISBN: 063204702X Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Fundamental Immunology by William E., Md. Paul ISBN: 0781735149 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $149.00 |
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Title: Molecular Biology of the Cell by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter ISBN: 0815332181 Publisher: Garland Science Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $110.00 |
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Title: Immunology, Fifth Edition by Richard A. Goldsby, Thomas J. Kindt, Janis Kuby, Barbara A. Osborne ISBN: 0716749475 Publisher: W H Freeman & Co. Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $85.95 |
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