Roitt's Essential Immunology - the textbook of choice for students and instructors of
immunology worldwide Roitt's Essential Immunology clearly explains the key principles needed by
medical and health sciences students from the basis of immunity to clinical applications. A
brand new introduction sets the scene to section 1 Fundamentals of Immunology introducing the
microbial world and the strategies the body employs to defend itself. Each chapter then guides
the reader through a different part of the immune system and explains the role of each cell or
molecule individually and then as a whole. Section 2 Applied Immunology discusses what
happens when things go wrong and the role the immune system plays alongside the damaging
effects of a disease including cancer immunodeficiency allergies and transplantation and the
beneficial effects of vaccines. The 13th edition continues to be a user-friendly and engaging
introduction to the workings of the immune system whilst supporting those who require a
slightly more detailed understanding of the key developments in immunology. The content has
been fully updated throughout and includes: * An expansion on key clinical topics including:
innate immunity autoimmune conditions asthma primary immunodeficiency and HIV AIDS *
Beautifully presented with improved artwork and new illustrations * A range of learning
features including introduction re-cap boxes end of chapter and section summaries to aid
revision as well as further reading suggestions and a glossary to explain the most important
immunology terms. Roitt's Essential Immunology is also supported by a companion website at
www.roitt.com including: * An additional online only chapter on immunological methods and
applications * Further interactive multiple choice and single best answer questions for each
chapter * Animations and videos showing key concepts * Fully downloadable figures and
illustrations further reading and useful links * Updated extracts from the Encyclopaedia of
Life Sciences * Podcasts to reinforce the key principles explained in the text
