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A History of Immunology
About this book
Written by an immunologist, A History of Immunology traces the concept of immunity from ancient times up to the present day, examining how changing concepts and technologies have affected the course of the science. It shows how the personalities of scientists and even political and social factors influenced both theory and practice in the field. With fascinating stories of scientific disputes and shifting scientific trends, each chapter examines an important facet of this discipline that has been so central to the development of modern biomedicine. With its biographical dictionary of important scientists and its lists of significant discoveries and books, this volume will provide the most complete historical reference in the field.- Written in an elegant style by long-time practicing immunologist- Discusses the changing theories and technologies that guided the field- Tells of the exciting disputes among prominent scientists- Lists all the important discoveries and books in the field- Explains in detail the many Nobel prize-winning contributions of immunologists
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Table of contents
- Cover Image
- Table of Contents
- Series page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of plates
- Foreword: On history and historians
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Colophon
- Chapter 1. Theories of acquired immunity
- Chapter 2. Cellular vs humoral immunity
- Chapter 3. Theories of antibody formation
- Chapter 4. The generation of antibody diversity
- Chapter 5. The clonal selection theory challenged
- Chapter 6. The concept of immunologic specificity
- Chapter 7. Immunologic specificity
- Chapter 8. Horror autotoxicus
- Chapter 9. Allergy and immunopathology
- Chapter 10. Anti-antibodies and anti-idiotype immunoregulation 1899–1904
- Chapter 11. Transplantation and immunogenetics
- Chapter 12. The uses of antibody
- Chapter 13. The royal experiment
- Chapter 14. The languages of immunological dispute
- Chapter 15. The search for cell-bound antibodies
- Chapter 16. “Natural” antibodies and “virgin” lymphocytes
- Chapter 17. The dynamics of conceptual change in immunology
- Chapter 18. Immunology in transition 1951–1972
- Chapter 19. The emergence of subdisciplines
- Chapter 20. Immune hemolysis
- Chapter 21. Darwinism and immunology
- Chapter 22. The end of immunology?
- Appendix A. The calendar of immunologic progress
- Appendix B. Nobel Prize highlights in immunology
- Appendix C. Biographical dictionary
- Author Index
- Subject Index