Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1030 g
Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1030 g
ISBN: 978-0-12-370586-0
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing
Zielgruppe
Immunologists, molecular biologists, hematologists, historians of medicine and of science, individuals working in infectious disease
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemische Immunologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
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PART ONE: INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
1. Theories of Acquired Immunity
2. Cellular vs. Humoral Immunity
3. Theories of Antibody Formation
4. The Generation of Diversity: The Germline/Somatic Mutation Debate
5. The Clonal Selection Theory Challenged: The Immunological Self
6. The Concept of Immunologic Specificity
7. Specificity Continued
8. Horror Autotoxicus: The Concept of Autoimmunity
9. Allergy and Immunopathology: The "Price" of Immunity
10. Anti-Antibodies and Anti-Idiotypic Immunoregulation: 1899-1904
11. Transplantation and Immunogenetics
PART TWO: SOCIAL HISTORY
12. Magic Bullets and Poisoned Arrows: The Uses of Antibodies
13. The Royal Experiment: 1721-22
14. The Languages of Immunologic Dispute
15. The Search for Cell-Bound Antibodies. On the Influence of Dogma
16. Natural' Antibodies and 'Virgin' Lymphocytes: The Importance of Context
17. The Dynamics of Conceptual Change in Immunology
18. Immunology in Transition 1951-1972: The Role of International Meetings and Discipline Leaders
19. The Origin of Subdisciplines: (Ocular Immunology; Pediatric Immunology; Immunophysiology)
20. Immune Hemolysis: On the Heuristic Value of an Experimental System
21. Darwinism and Immunology: from Metchnikoff to Burnet
22. The End of Immunology?
Appendix A1. The Calendar of Immunologic Progress
Appendix A2. Seminal Discoveries
Appendix A3. Important Books in Immunology, 1892 - 1968
Appendix B. Nobel Prize Highlights in Immunology
Appendix C. Biographical Dictionary