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intereact!Peter Parham
Edition: 2
Retail Price (not our price): $81.95
ISBN: 0815340931
ISBN-13: 9780815340935
Publication Date: 2004-05-25
Format: Paperback
Pages: 456
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
The Immune System, Second Edition has been designed for use in immunology courses for undergraduate, medical, dental, and pharmacy students. This class-tested and successful textbook synthesizes the established facts of immunology into a comprehensible, coherent, and up-to-date account of how the immune system works, rather than presenting immunology as a chronology of experiments and discoveries. Emphasizing the human immune system the text has been designed to break down the barriers which often divide basic and clinical immunology. The reader-friendly text, section and chapter summaries, and full-color illustrations make the book accessible and easily understandable to students. The Immune System is adapted from Immunobiology by Janeway, Travers & Walport.New in the Second Edition:-Inclusion of end-of-chapter questions throughout the book. Questions consist of a mix of clinical and basic science. Detailed answers to all questions are provided in the back of the book.-Completely updated throughout.-Even greater emphasis on human immunity.-Enhanced and revised treatment of the complement system, including new figures and icons to clarify concepts.-Increased emphasis on human genetics throughout the book.-Expanded and updated treatment of innate immunity, particularly the mucosal system.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) This book is quick to the point [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I hate most of my bio books because they aren't very quick to the point that we need to understand and know; however, this book is not bad at all. It could've been better and it's not as specific as my Prof but it's good enough to use for the couple next years.2) Very good, clear written and easy to read! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Shalom everyone, I am a 4th year medicine student in Italy.I have bought this book since I was about to start a rheumatology and clinical immunology course.I found that "The Immune System by Peter Parham" is a very clear written book, filled with colorful diagrams and very simple to understand pictures.Every paragraph starts with a subtitle, a preview and very slowly, it proceeds from the most simple and general descriptions to the deepest. Important are the short phrases it's made of, there almost no long complex phrases. Brick after brick.The book is very easy to understand, yet very comprehensive. I read a third of the book in less than a week, and I found I remembered most of it, without even repeating it too much.At the end of every chapter there are open questions with full answers at the end of the book.One of the important qualities this book have is that it made me curious about immunology! I have already a B.A. degree from the Hebrew university and I have already studied immunology, but now, for the first time I find it interesting and complex, yet Peter Parham explains it in a very clear way.I wish I had more books written by this author... I know I should write something negative about the book, for the balance or integrity, but tell you the truth, I find none. It's not cheap, but worth every euro.Yehuda Malul, Italy.3) Good Book [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This is a good basic immunology book. Easy to understand (even if your background in immunology is minimal). I will definitely hold on to this book for reference.4) immunology text [Rating: 3 out of 5]
this text is widely used my medical schools, however is is long-winded in its descriptions, which sometimes makes the key ideas appear elusive. i give it 3 stars5) Excellent book! The diagrams are great! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I'm a second year medical student and I used this book for my first year immunology course. My school has a strong immunology course and the syllabus is almost able to stand on its own without a textbook. The important thing is - our syllabus uses the diagrams from Parham's book! Now that I am studying for boards, I am so happy that I can I look at these diagrams to make sense of complicated immune reactions that I barely remember.I was really happy I bought this book in addition to the syllabus b/c I just really don't have the mind for immunology. It's just not a subject that sticks with me, so I appreciated Parham's clear descriptions. If you like to really understand how immunobiology works, not just memorize things willy-nilly, I highly recommend this book. If you have a strong immuno course, you won't need to read the entire book, but it still comes in handy for the confusing stuff (eg: VDJ recombination, isotype switching, etc).