TY - BOOK AU - Stevens,Christine Dorresteyn AU - Miller,Linda E. TI - Clinical immunology and serology: a laboratory perspective SN - 9780803644663 [paperback] PY - 2017/// CY - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PB - F.A. Davis Company KW - Immunity KW - physiology KW - Immune System Diseases KW - diagnosis KW - Immunologic Techniques KW - Immunologic Tests KW - Serologic Tests N1 - Cover page -- This edition is authorized for sale only in: Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Malaysia, and Taiwan; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction to immunity and the immune system -- Nature of antigens and the major histocompatibility complex -- Innate immunity -- Adaptive immunity -- Antibody structure and function -- Cytokines -- Complement system -- Safety and quality assurance -- Principles of serologic testing -- Precipitation and agglutination reactions -- Labeled immunoassays -- Molecular diagnostic techniques -- Flow cytometry and laboratory automation -- Hypersensitivity -- Autoimmunity -- Transplantation immunology (old 18) -- Tumor immunology (old 19) -- Immunoproliferative diseases (old 16) -- Immunodeficiency diseases (old 17) -- Serological and molecular detection of bacterial infections -- Spirochete diseases -- Serological and molecular diagnosis of parasitic and fungal infections -- Serology and molecular detection of viral infections -- Laboratory diagnosis of hiv infection -- Immunization and vaccines ER -