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A step-by-step guide to commonly used procedures, Methods in Cellular Immunology addresses both human and murine models, in addition to such topics as PCR and apoptosis. The basic format of the original version has been maintained, and the goal remains the same: to make it a useful and easy-to-use tool for investigators employing cellular immunological techniques in their research, regardless of whether or not immunology is their main area of expertise. It provides information about manufacturers and commercial sources of chemicals and reagents anda comprehensive list of references, allowing readers to refer back to the original information and/or techniques. ... Read more

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A brief, clear overview of the basic science and clinical aspects of immunology. For medical students and other health professionals. The basic science section is a clear presentation of innate and adaptive immunity, immune cells, antibodies and antigens, and other components of the immune system and their interactions. The clinical section clarifies hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, common diagnostic tests, vaccination, transplantation, and tumor immunology, all in 85 pages. ... Read more

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Excellent!
This is very well written, as a review guide or just for starting out with a strong foundation.Helpful in medical school for sure.

Great Value
This book is great it makes immunology like its title ridiculously simple. In addition it was a great value for the money. This will be my first stop anytime I am looking for books before i look further.

immunology
This is a concise book for beginners in immunology.It has many information which are not necessary to memorize such as cell structure and mode of function.

It lacks the clinical section and correlation with disease.It is very short to be a comprehensive introduction in the area of immunology.

I recommend to the author for future version to delete unnecessry information such as cell structure and mode of action and to concentrate on the clinical information which is the ultimate interest of the medical student.Clinical data should be corroborated with disease.This is not discussed at all.

The book has around 90 pages which is under no circumstances sufficient to give enough details about the subject.

In addition the font should be more bold and increased to font 14. ... Read more

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Within this one volume both basic science and clinical immunology are demystified for the medical and other health sciences student. The basic immunological processes are described first, with a level of detail restricted to what is appropriate for medical (and similar) curricula. In the second part of the book,immunological mechanisms behind major diseases of the various body systems are explained. Throughout the text clinical details are highlighted and more in-depth material is differentiated from the main text. ... Read more

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Very good text book of immunology
I found this a very suitable text for the teaching of entry-level immunology as it is very clearly written and also amply illustrated with excellent graphics and flow diagrams.It has been a very well received settext (adopted since 1999) for the two immunology modules that we teach inour polytechnic diploma course in medical laboratory technology.Mystudents, in particular, very much like the short summaries which are inpoint form for easy revision.One possible drawback is a missing chapteron commonly used techniques in diagnostic immunology - whilst this book isnot intended as a manual of laboratory methods, we would have loved to readabout the various principles & applications, explained in the authors'succinct style, thus making it a comprehensive text. ... Read more

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Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. Textbook provides a review of the fundamental and advanced immunologic concepts and contains information on the latest immunologic and molecular techniques currently used in clinical laboratory practice. Two-tone format. Softcover. ... Read more

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The most CONCISE, COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE, and USER-FRIENDLY review available
* Most frequently updated microbiology review
* High-yield review for courses, exams, and the USMLE
* 600+ USMLE-format sample questions
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* Clinical applications emphasized
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THE BEST MEDICAL SCHOOL BOOK THAT I USED.
THIS BOOK MADE ME THE BEST STUDENT IN MY CLASS, TRUST ME IT WAS NOT ME IT WAS THANKS TO THIS BOOK. ITS USER-FRIENDLY FORMAT MAKES BE VERY MOTIVATED AND FOCUS.ITS CONCISE STYLE HELP TO COVER A LOT OF FIELDS IN FEW HOURS AND TRUST ME STILL YEARS LATER YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU LEARNED. IT GETS TO THE POINT IN A LIGHT WAY.

Excellent
I used this book primarily during my microbiology course. I did reference it while I studied for Step 1 also. The end of this book that contains "Summary of Medically Important Bacteria/Virus/Fungi/Parasites" is a great resource to have. Get this one early and read it, then reference it as needed for your board prep.

Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Warren Levinson is a genius!This book is absolutely brilliant.I would recommend it to almost anybody who doesn't like dumbed down books like Lippincott.Levinson's Microbiology is clear and comprehensive.It tells you exactly what to focus on, and cuts out extraneous details.The immunology section is even better!You'll love this book.The questions are even fantastic in helping you remember all the bugs, and the quick summary reviews at the end make this book worth your while.One recommendation for the next edition is to add more clinically relative laboratory perspectives.Make tables and keep reviewing until the day boards comes.

Excellent book for boards
This book is an excellent source for the boards.It reviews important topics that are important to know and gives you an advantage.I liked the format of the book and it made studying painless and more enjoyable.I also used the following:
Microbiology Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers
(ISBN: 0971999635) by Patrick Leonardi
I used both books for the USLME and it defintely helped me pass the USLME with ease. I felt both books gave me an advantage over other students taking the test. Both books are a must for passing. ... Read more

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Malaria is still a major global health problem, killing more than 1 million people every year. Almost all of these deaths are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, one of the four species of malaria parasites infecting humans. This high burden of mortality falls heavily on Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 90% of these deaths are thought to occur, and 5% of children die before the age of 5 years. The death toll from malaria is still growing, with malaria-specific mortality in young African children estimated to have doubled during the last twenty years. This increase has been associated with drug resistance of the parasite, spread of insecticide resistant mosquitoes, poverty, social and political upheaval, and lack of effective vaccines.

This collection of reviews addresses many of these important issues of malarial immunity and immunopathology. They are of interest not only to malariologists, but hopefully also to the broader immunological community. Strong interactions with, and feedback from immunologists working in other infectious diseases and in basic immunology will help us to move the field of malaria immunology and therapeutic intervention forward more quickly.

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In recent decades, immunology has been one of the most exciting -- and successful -- fields of biomedical research.Over the past thirty years, immunologist have acquired a detailed understanding of the immune system's unique recognition mechanism and of the cellular and chemical means used to destroy or neutralize invading organisms.This understanding has been formulated in terms of the clonal selection theory, the dominant explanation of immune behavior.That story is the subject of The Generation of Diversity. ... Read more

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Univ. of California, San Francisco. Pocket outline contains basic information required for the practice of allergy and clinical immunology. Covers allergic and immunologic disorders of each organ system, asthma, food allergies, HIV disease and related infections, and more. Previous edition: c1995. Softcover. ... Read more

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From HIV to influenza, the battle between infectious agents and the immune system is at the heart of disease. Knowledge of how and why parasites vary to escape recognition by the immune system is central to vaccine design, the control of epidemics, and our fundamental understanding of parasite ecology and evolution. As the first comprehensive synthesis of parasite variation at the molecular, population, and evolutionary levels, this book is essential reading for students and researchers throughout biology and biomedicine.

The author uses an evolutionary perspective to meld the terms and findings of molecular biology, immunology, pathogen biology, and population dynamics. This multidisciplinary approach offers newcomers a readable introduction while giving specialists an invaluable guide to allied subjects. Every aspect of the immune response is presented in the functional context of parasite recognition and defense--an emphasis that gives structure to a tremendous amount of data and brings into sharp focus the great complexity of immunology. The problems that end each chapter set the challenge for future research, and the text includes extensive discussion of HIV, influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, and many other pathogens.

This is the only book that treats in an integrated way all factors affecting variation in infectious disease. It is a superb teaching tool and a rich source of ideas for new and experienced researchers. For molecular biologists, immunologists, and evolutionary biologists, this book provides new insight into infectious agents, immunity, and the evolution of infectious disease. ... Read more

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Excellent
I really like this book. It presents a wonderfully concise set of well written examples, with key literature cites. Some very interesting problems that illuminate the complexity.

Minor erratum on page 117. States that sum of squares of the two alleles is the incidence of the combined. Correctly, when squaring both sides it is:
(p+q)^2 = 1^2

p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1

2pq = 1- p^2 - q^2
pq = (1 - p^2 - q^2)/2

So properly speaking, it is one-half of 1 - sum of the 2 squares for the simple case of 2 alleles.i.e. about 27%

But, that is a minor technical error that is common to make. The book is very good and does an excellent job of bridging the gap between introductory material and advanced research questions. ... Read more

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This volume reviews advances in the field of human tumor immunology, particularly in relation to the potential for immune intervention in preventing or treating tumors. The editors and contributors, all leading workers in the field, survey advances in the understanding of the relationship between the cancer cell and the immune response.Chapters review in depth the function of immune surveillance and mechanisms of tumor immunity, the role of T lymphocytes and oncogenes in the immune response to cancer, and the potential for immunotherapy of cancer. New areas of tumor immunology are presented, including recent progress in the development of tumor vaccines with particular reference to melanoma. ... Read more

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The most concise, comprehensive, and up-to-date medical microbiology & immunology review!Gives students the high-yield information they need to prepare for the USMLE Step 1 and course exams. Completely updated throughout, the new edition covers developments in HIV, hepatitis, smallpox, SARS, and more. Features case discussions, USMLE-style questions, and a USMLE-style practice exam. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Too confusing
The immunology section of this book is the most convoluted reading I have had in all my readings for the step 1.Frankly, the figures are far superior in explaining what the author is trying to convey.Maybe this book was helpful for others but it just frustrated me and did not expand any more than what was already more concisely described in first aid.Bottom line, not worth the time.

execllent
the immunlogy section is extra ordinary with concise yet comprehensive ! itsimplified not only for usmle but also for medical carrier, so it should study first before the other topics.
I think the book needs more thorough answers for usmle questions as most of us purchase for usmle reviews not for text !

Almost excellent
I love this book but the reason i gave this book 4 stars is just because they didn't bother to correct some mistakes of the seventh edition. In this edition (eighth), on page 41 (Chapter 7) Botton note says: Pseudomonas aeruginosa {endotoxin} has the same mode of action. Refering to Diphtheria toxin. It should be {exotoxin}. Another example (to show you a few) is in the same chapter on page 43 table 7-13, it says:
Nervous system
Gram-positive rods:
Clostridium tetani>>>>inhibit acetylcholine release
Clostridium botulinum>>>>inhibit glycine release
As you can see they are mismatched.
So this book is almost perfect, excellent contents but with a few mistakes in some concepts.

Currently the best Micro Review Book
Yes folks, this is better than Made Rediculously Simple. Well, let me rephrase that. I like this book a lot better. Now dont get me wrong, MRS is a good book and I use both, but if I could only choose one, I would go with this one.

First of all, it just came out this summer. So it does have some recent updates that MRS doesnt have, particularily with the antibiotics. I also think it offers better clinical scenarios and presentations of the various bugs. It is in depth with what you need to know, yet concise at the same time. Ive used it for class, and for board prep. Another thing, is that it doesnt have those silly mnemonics that can often be very far fetched and cumbersome. And yet one more thing, but may sound silly, is that I like the font and layout better. It makes more judicious use of tables as well to drive home key points.

And the best of all, is that it has over 600 USMLE style questions. I thought for the most part, they were indicative of what you will see on the real thing. Last but not least, it also has a great section devoted to medical immunology, so no need to buy another separate book.

So if you have money to get both, do it. But if you are trying to choose between the two, I say get this one. The LANGE Pharm and Board review book is good too. Good luck. ... Read more

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The 2nd edition of this popular text emphasizes the fundamental concepts and principles of human immunology that students need to know, without overwhelming them with extraneous material. It leads the reader to a firm understanding of basic principles, using full-color illustrations; short, easy-to-read chapters; color tables that summarize key information clinical cases; and much more-all in a conveniently sized volume that's easy to carry. The New Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the many advances that are expanding our understanding of the field.

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Customer Reviews (4)

readable, memorable
Uses text and pictorals to convey similar points.Brief chapters will actually be read.Not comprehensive, but appendices are good, lacks technique section.Abbas's former associates are in some controvery right now, over FACS published.

Reader
The text has excellent pictures and does a good job of relating components of the immune system.Its brief text, excellent pictures and summaries work well for medically oriented students who are trying gain a big picture of how the immune system works.Highlighting allows students to identify the most important component in each paragraph/page.It might not be as good of a textbook for an undergraduate course or a graduate course as it doesn't follow the traditional lecture format.

Best used for cramming!
I was required to buy this book for my 3rd year immunology course, but had heard great things about Janeways Immunobiology so bought that as well. Well, i was really glad i did because, with the exception of Abbas' graphics, especially the cell-cell interactions, Janeways book is significantly better. The language used in this book is rushed and confusing that resulted in me, more times than not, reaching for the trusted Janeway (which I now dubb 'The Bible'). I would only recommend Abbas's Basic immunology for those who need to cram for an exam in a very short time. For all else, if you really like immunology and like Abbas' way with his pictures, 'Cellular and Molecular Immunology' also by Abbas would be better, or even better Janeways 'Immunobiology'.

Too wordy to understand
This book has great information in it BUT it is so poorly organized and written that a reader can't absorb it.The book is so repetitive and wordy that the key points are often obscured. The diagrams are the saving grace of the book -- these are well-drawn and easy to understand.I resorted to looking at the diagrams and reading the chapter intros and summaries to try and get what I needed out of the book. However, that wasn't enough and I got so frustrated with an immuno final exam looming that I purchased another book. I recommend looking elsewhere especially if you are new to immunology. ... Read more

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This classic immunology text for undergraduates keeps pace with the constant evolution in our understanding of the immune system while maintaining a clear focus on the concepts of immunology. The text provides a straightforward overview of the subject and is accessible to students with diverse preparation, from biology to allied health majors. Coverage of new discoveries in the field makes this the most current text available.Features:* Major experimental procedures are highlighted in boxes to stress that immunology is an experimental science."A Closer Look" boxes provide a more in-depth examination of various aspects of specific topics.* Multiple choice questions and open-ended problems and exercises test students' memory retention and critical thinking skills.* An extensive glossary defines all terms: key terms are also marked within the text.A detailed illustration program helps clarify concepts.* Comparative approach to the subject draws examples from outside the usual human or mouse area.New to this edition:* The text features new coverage on many topics including: nitric oxide, chemokines, apoptosis, new cytokines, the BCR complex, antigen procssing, new information on AIDS, use of DNA for vaccination.* Three new review chapters (2, 3, and 7) on microbiology, biochemistry, and cell biology respectively give students a quick refernce for this material as it relates to immunology.* New chapter openers profile eminent immunologists and provide historical perspective. ... Read more

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Immunology student for one year runing.
After carefully reviewing this book for almost a year, I find that it it pretty good for beginners.Although, when you inspect carefully later chapters there is a fault in continuity.The simplysity and completeness of the first chapters are somewhat lost throughout the book. One morething, the lack of a comprehensive webpage and all its benefits leaveswanting a more personal touch in this material. ... Read more

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Instant Notes titles focus on core information and aredesigned to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subjectquickly and easily.

This new edition has been amended throughout, new sections have beenadded on aging and gender and the immune system, and diagrams havebeen redrawn for improved consistency of style.

Instant Notes in Immunology, Second Edition provides concise yetcomprehensive coverage of immunology at an undergraduate level,providing easy access to the core information in the field. The bookcovers all important areas in immunology in a format which is idealfor learning and rapid revision. Also features MCQs and answers whichtest knowledge and understanding. ... Read more

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Nice Experience
Hi it was nice experience overall.
I wanted this book since long time. New edition was expensive and did not think that it would too different from the old one. So instead of going for new one i went for old one. Its condition is new.
Thanks for being prompt in sending.
thanks
Umesh

A real gem
People often make the mistake of hitting the bigger books with the hope that they will gain a more complete understanding of a subject. However the problem with such an approach (particularly when beginning a subject) is that more often than not, one loses sight of the key concepts and broad principles. This where i feel this book is a gem. The strength of this book is that each chapter succinctly provides you with all the main points you need to know about each subtopic. In this way you are given a solid basis and contextual understanding, enabling you to gain a deeper appreciation of immunology from larger texts.
At the start of each immunol topic in your course, read the corresponding chapter in this book first, then use your lecture notes or larger texts to fill the gaps/details.

This happens to be one of a very few review books i've kept in my extensive library.

Dr A.M.

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Here’s the perfect review book for USMLE exam preparation and for immunology courses! A companion to Drs. Abbas and Lichtman’s Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Basic Immunology, it focuses on the key experimental observations that underlie the science of immunology at the molecular, cellular, and whole organism level as well as the conclusions that can be drawn from these observations. Chapters follow the organization of the parent textbooks and feature a brief summary of vital knowledge • Approximately 500 USMLE-style review questions • and answers with rationales. * Contains 500 United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) style questions to help readers prepare for success on Step 1 of the Boards. * Features page references to Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Basic Immunology with each review question to make further study easy. * Incorporates current understandings of basic science as well as new research findings to put up-to-date knowledge at the! reader’s fingertips. * Considers the implications of immunologic science for the management of human disease. * Includes color illustrations and images from the parent textbooks. ... Read more

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Excellent
Excellent book with plenty of solid USMLE style questions. Goes well with the Abbas text. ... Read more

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Immunology is the study of all aspects of the host defence against infection challenge, including the adverse consequences of such defence mechanisms. It is a broad ranging discipline that touches almost all aspects of human health and well-being.

'Immunology: Essential and Fundamental 3E' is the new edition of a text that teaches the ideas and concepts of immunology as well as the facts and the detail. It encourages students to question the obvious and explore the implications of the material they learn.

This new edition is now in full colour throughout, and maintains its pedagogic impact: sidebars present real-life applications, clinicial uses or research material for the interested reader; metaphors and song lyrics link the content to popular culture and daily life, thus enabling the student to think beyond the course parameters and about the overall importance of immunology; and the wide margins, boxes, tables and diagrams ensure that the format is attractive and easy to read.

For the first time 'Immunology: Essential and Fundamental 3E' will have a companion website to offer additional information and to enhance the understanding of the subject. The reader of this book will appreciate the knowledge gained from it, and also the pleasure enjoyed whilst doing the reading.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction 2. Innate or Non-adaptive Immunity 3. Complement 4. Entities of the Adaptive Immune Response: Immunogens 5. Entities of the Adaptive Immune Response: The Lymphoid System 6. Molecules of Adaptive Immune Recognition: Lymphocyte Receptors 7. Molecules of Adaptive Immune Recognition: Antigen Presenting Molecules 8. The Lymphocytes 9. Humoral Immunity 10. Genetic Mechanisms of Immune Diversity 11. Cell-Mediated Immunity 12. Immune Tolerance 13. Transplantation and Transfusion Immunology 14. Autoimmunity 15. Hypersensitivity 16. Cancer and the Immune System 17. AIDS

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You'll never find an easier, more efficient, and more focused way to ace immunology and immunology-related questions on the USMLE and course examinations than the USMLE Road Map. Designed to provide maximum learning in minimum time, this completely up-to-date USMLE Road Map offers a concise, creative, and well-illustrated approach to mastering immunology.

The right way - the right questions - the right results

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• 26 real-life cases illustrate the applications of basic immunology in clinical settings
• May be utilized alone or as a companion to Immunology: A Short Course 6th edition by Coico and Sunshine ISBN 9780470081587
• Each case study is introduced by clearly written descriptions of the major immunological disorders
• Full colour photographs and illustrations complement complete presentation of real data
• Includes complete set of problems and discussion questions for each chapter

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Essential Clinical Immunology is aimed at clinical medical students and trainee doctors, although it will also appeal to medical professionals seeking a refresher in clinical immunology. The book provides the reader with the core information required to understand diseases with an immunological basis.

This new edition of Essential Clinical Immunology is fully updated, now in full colour throughout and features:

• coverage of the underlying pathophysiology and signs and symptoms of disease, as well as the special investigations required and management of patients;
  
• emphasis on the clinical aspects with numerous real life case histories used to illustrate key concepts;
  
• MCQs at the end of each chapter for self-assessment.

"I think that this is the best of the bunch...much more relevant to our course and a sound investment for the future."
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Really nice clinical immunology book
Its not a big book, but gives you almost everything a clinician should know about the immunology behind a condition or a disease. I love it.

This book knows its stuff
I bought this book wanting to study undergraduate immunology before I took the upcoming class.This book, however, is definitely not for beginners.It assumes you know certain terminology going into it.Regularly, you will stumble upon bold words like "low-affinity Fc(gamma)RIII receptors" with little explanation.There is a great deal of knowledge in this book.If you have your basic background, then I would recommend this book.During/After the class, I expect this book to be more helpful. ... Read more

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With an abundance of illustrations, diagrams, and algorithms for a reader-friendly review of critical material, this Sixth Edition is fully updated and revised to clearly update and explore current diagnostic and clinical applications of immunology, as well as strategies for the modulation of immune response and the treatment of hypersensitivity, autoimmune response, and immune deficiency conditions. Organized into four sections that review clinical applications, methodological advances, immunological diseases, and cutting edge interventions, this guide leads readers through state-of-the-sciences technologies and demonstrates their implementation in day-to-day clinical practice. ... Read more

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An okay choice.
The way it's set up, plain and packed text; and bw pics, it becomes kind of a dry read but the scientific content is fine.

No color, and lacking references in text
No color.This means that histology slides are in gray scale (for example, figure 1, page 10).Therefore, you might want to get a histology atlas as well; this is inconvenient, but perhaps this book may be cheaper than the alternatives at the time of purchase.

Some schematics (e.g. Fig 3, p26) are hard to read because the contrast is low (alpha1 and alpha2 on MHC I).Low contrast issues seem to permeate the entire book (e.g. p337, 327, 303, 290, 216, 171, 160).This means that even if you are color-blind, this book would still present issues.

In addition, the book has too few gray scales.This is apparent when one looks at the patterns that are used to make up for lack of the right shade.They detract from the figures, e.g. p203 Western blot, p99.

The lack of nice figures may be a sign that the author wanted to preserve the original figures from the original journal articles that were influential (as some of the figures are from the 1970s).Or maybe the author didn't have time and had to bring together figures from a lecture powerpoint file.

Another issue: references.The figures are referenced, but the text is not.At the end of each chapter, there is about a page of references, but I don't see where exactly they fit into the text.Therefore, if you want to dig deeper into the evidence, you will be spending a lot of time on Pubmed (or another immunology text).

If I were a patient with an auto-immune disease, I would prefer that my doctor had used a better text.This book is also not for serious students of immunology, since the figures are difficult to appreciate and the text lacks references.Perhaps I have been spoiled by another immunology text that was a tad more colorful.

If you are taking the author's class, then maybe you can borrow this from the library and use another immunology text.If you really need the A then you should buy the book and bring it to office hours every time you have questions.Just avoid questions that are less than flattering of the figures.

If you are a grad student in the author's lab, then you should buy the text and leave it prominently lying about.Write your name prominently on the side of the book, so that your prof knows that it is YOURS (and not that of your fellow lab-mate).Refer to it (and its references) frequently in lab meetings.

It's obvious that the authors spent a lot of time making this book, and I hope that the next edition is better.If colors are too expensive, then maybe a website with color figures might be useful.If this has already been implemented, then this fact should be repeated prominently in the book.

In addition, the authors can improve the figures by using students.You can criticize your grad student's figures on his or her Powerpoint slides, make graduation contingent on good pictures, and then "borrow" those pictures.Make sure you insist on the original figures.Don't try to improve them yourself, for obvious reasons.Give a "summer internship" to a high school student or an undergrad with proven skills in Photoshop.

I think that this book would be okay for an undergraduate "pre-med" immunology class if the general student population is not rich enough to spend money on color texts.I hope to see an improvement in this book, so that it can effectively compete with currently more popular medical immunology texts.I wish the authors the best of luck.

Dense, thourough, and very well done
Admittedly, this is a time-consuming and sometimes difficult book to wade through during a semester long microbiology-immunology course in medical school (the target audience of this book). Also, there is no microbiology here, just immunology. That being said, it is an excellent immunology text and reference and leaves very few stones unturned. As one reviewer said many of the paragraphs are dense but I found very few to be unnecessary or uninformative. If you have the time, this is a very good Immunology text. My only complaint is that there are too few figures and the figures that are there are fairly rudimentary (I guess I've just gotten used to all the high-gloss stuff that almost every other medical text uses now...)

Just say no
This book presents material in an unorganized and extremely difficult to understand manner. As a first time student of Microbiology you will need to supplement to this text. The paragraphs are dense. The charts are not helpful and there is failure to clarify many terms. The only redeeming quality of this book is some of the graphics. ... Read more