| Description |
xviii, 172 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
Human body systems (Westport, Conn.) |
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Human body systems (Westport, Conn.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical referencies (pages [165]-166) and index. |
| Contents |
The chemicals and cells of the lymphatic system -- The lymph system: and examination of the lymph nodes and lymphatic circulation in the body -- Secondary lymphatic organs: an examination of the lymphatic functions of the spleen, tonsils, adenoid, Peyer's patches, and appendix -- The immune response: cell-mediated and antibody-mediated responses -- The development of the lymphatic system -- History of discovery from the ancients to the nineteenth century -- The lymphatic system in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries -- Diseases of the lymphatic system: cancer -- Diseases of the lymphatic system: primary and secondary lymphatic organs -- Allergies and autoimmune responses -- The influence of nutrition on the immune response. |
| Subject |
Lymphatics -- Popular works.
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| Added Author |
Windelspecht, Michael, 1963-
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| ISBN |
0313324948 alkaline paper |
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0313331197 set. |
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