1st Edition

Immunology for Pharmacy Students

Edited By Wei-Chiang Shen, Stan G. Louie Copyright 1999

    Responding to the clear need for an immunology text written with the pharmacist and pharmaceutical scientist in mind, this volume highlights issues of particular relevance to pharmacy practice, including hypersensitivity reactions to natural allergens and pharmaceutical agents. Core immunological issues, such as congenital immunodeficiency disorder

    1. Antibodies and Complements 2. Cellular Responses in Immunity 3. Antibodies as Drug and Drug Carrier
    4. Cytokines and Immunotherapy 5. Transplantation 6. Vaccines 7. Appendices: Development of Immunotherapeutic Agents 8. Hypersensitivity and Drug Allergy 9. Humoral and Cellular Immunodeficiency
    10. Immunodiagnostics and Immunoassays

    Biography

    Wei-Chiang Shen, G Stan