The Basic Components of the Immune System

THE physician has difficulty in coming to grips with the basic concepts of immunology, and the reasons for this are partly historical. Most of the major medical specialties (e.g., cardiology, neurology, and gastroenterology) deal with organ systems that have been recognized for centuries as coherent...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 316; no. 21; pp. 1320 - 1325
Main Author Nossal, Gustav J.V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 21.05.1987
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
General aspects. Ontogeny. Phylogeny
Immunobiology
Immunoglobulins
Activation
Cellular immunity
Immune regulation
B-Lymphocyte
Self non self recognition
Review
Antigen
Immunology
Gene
T»-Lymphocyte
Lymphocyte
Humoral immunity
Recognition
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ISSN0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI10.1056/NEJM198705213162107

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Summary:THE physician has difficulty in coming to grips with the basic concepts of immunology, and the reasons for this are partly historical. Most of the major medical specialties (e.g., cardiology, neurology, and gastroenterology) deal with organ systems that have been recognized for centuries as coherent. Immunology is concerned with cells and molecules spread throughout the body, the functional connections between which have been apparent for at most 40 years. As a result, the medical student picks up little pieces of immunologic knowledge from virtually every subject encountered throughout the curriculum, from zoology to psychiatry. Clinical immunologists seem to be a . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198705213162107