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| Material Type: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Julie McDowell; Michael Windelspecht |
| ISBN: | 0313324948 9780313324949 0313331197 9780313331190 |
| OCLC Number: | 56111910 |
| Description: | xviii, 172 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | The chemicals and cells of the lymphatic system -- The lymph system: an 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. |
| Series Title: | Human body systems (Westport, Conn.); Human body systems (Westport, Conn.) |
| Responsibility: | Julie McDowell, and Michael Windelspecht. |
Abstract:
Examines the role and function of the human lymphatic system.
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