Professor John H L Playfair, MB BChir PhD DSc, Emeritus Professor of Immunology, University College London, UK. Professor Benjamin M Chain BA, PhD, FRCPath, Professor of Immunology and Head of Department at the Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London, UK.
?This book provides a user-friendly overview of the body?s defence mechanisms. Ideal for a medical, biomedical or life science course, the text contains a basic overview of both adaptive and innate immunity, applied immunological concepts, and how each body system can be affected by immunity.? (European Journal of Immunology, 1 December 2012)