Dying to live: how our bodies fight disease/ Marion D Kendall
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
- xi, 196p. ill. 23 cm
1 Molecules ofDistinction 1 Similarity andDissimilarity 2 Distinctive Markers 5 Distinguishing People 9 Identifying the Enemy 12
2 Distinctive Families 17 The Family Tree Family Estates 20 TheT Cell Family 23 The BCellFamily 27 Other Families of Immune Cells 29 The FamilyRetinue 31 Population Explosions 32
3 Patterns ofLife 35 Life Begins 36 The New World 38 First Challenges 40 Adjusting to Life 42 The Later Stages ofLife 49 Travelling the World 50
4 Repelling Invaders 55 MajorDefences 55 Ports of Entry 60 Breaching the Defences SubversiveAgents Contents
5 The Fight Begins 73 General Defence Policy and the Enemy 74 Sentry Duty 7g TheAlarm Call gj The Weapons ofWar g3 TheBattle Field gg
7 Life After Death Dying toLive Uq Fiery Fevers 2J3 Soothing Sleep jj5 Repairing theDamage 1j7 Lasting Relationships j2j
8 Survivalof the Fittest 126 ASound Constitution 127 AFitBody I34 TheStimulation ofStress I37 Inherited Health - 142
9 Strugglefor Survival 146 Cancers and their Incidence 147 Normal and Abnormal Cell Cycles 159 Carcinogens and Chemicals I55 TheImmune System and Cancer 160 Autoimmunity, Antibodies and Altered Self 162
10 The New Millennium I65 TheAppearance ofNew Diseases 166 TheDisappearance ofOld Diseases 168 Perennial Problems 170 Vaccinesin the Future 172 Manipulating the Immune System 175 Assisting the Fight against AIDS 178 AttackingAutoimmunities 180 Caring for Cancer Sufferers 182 Final Thoughts 187