The lymphatic system/
McDowell, Julie
The lymphatic system/ Julie McDowell, and Michael Windelspecht. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. - xviii, 172 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Human body systems (Westport, Conn.) .
Includes bibliographical referencies (p. [165]-166) and index.
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.
0313324948 (alk. paper)
Lymphatics -- Popular works.
Système lymphatique -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Lymph Nodes.
Allergy and Immunology.
Lymphoma.
612.42 / MCD/L
The lymphatic system/ Julie McDowell, and Michael Windelspecht. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. - xviii, 172 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Human body systems (Westport, Conn.) .
Includes bibliographical referencies (p. [165]-166) and index.
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.
0313324948 (alk. paper)
Lymphatics -- Popular works.
Système lymphatique -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Lymph Nodes.
Allergy and Immunology.
Lymphoma.
612.42 / MCD/L