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Editorial Review:
The Updated 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 moreall in a conveniently sized volume that's easy to carry. * Presents all of the most important principles that govern the function of the immune system. * Extrapolates key concepts from the vast amount of experimental data that has emerged. * Focuses on the cellular interactions in immune responses rather than describing in detail many of the underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms. * Emphasizes immune responses in human rather than experimental animals, drawing upon parallels with experimental situations only when necessary. * Uses clear, crisp illustrations, diagrams, figures, charts and tables to highlight important principles. * Illustrates how the principles of immunology may be applied to common human diseases through clinical cases in the Appendix. * Features an easy-to-read layout; summarizes chapter content in bulleted lists accompanied by review questions; and offers a list of selected readings.
Basic Immunology, Updated Edition 2006-2007: with STUDENT CONSULT Access Reviews:
Great! 
2009-09-12 - Purchased this book for school. It is well written, easy to understand and prepared me for tests. I would recommend it for anyone needing to study for immunology!
a so so 
2007-11-02 - I bought this book and read it for several times so far. the book is badly organized and very wordy. the illustrations are overdone. but the content seem right for med students.
Average buy 
2007-09-16 - I bought this book as a required text for my med school immunology block. My firs time using the book. I like the images and captions. I also like the fact that key terms are not only defined at the back of the book but a quick summary of how these terms apply within the text is given. What I dislike about the book is the fact that topics are not well organized; they're scattered all over the book. I only used it for reference and for the cartoons/images.
Great text
2006-11-03 - This is an excellent immunology text that is recommended by a top 3 medical school. Many schools have this text and Janeway's text ranked equally and they use diagrams from both.
Great med school book
2006-04-21 - My required reading text for Immunology was the Goldsby Immunology. After exhausting myself digging through sentences like "Protein A, with seven subunits designated 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, with respective molecular weights of 43, 32, 75, 12, 65, 12, and 76, binds inside a 14-Angstrom cleft in Protein B, proved by Researchers Smith and Jones in 1986 using wing-dangled gel electrophoresis..." I switched to this text, which is more like "Protein A binds to Protein B."
This text would be inappropriate for a graduate student studying immunology, but for a medical student who just wants to do well on the test and Boards, this is fantastic. Although it is brief, it covers everything from First Aid in good detail, emphasizes clinically relevant material, and glosses over clinically irrelevant parts. The diagrams do a good job of summarizing the text and are easy to follow. Highly recommend. It didn't have a section on how immunology-based lab techniques are carried out, but then, I'd rather poke my eyes out than ever, ever have anything to do with running a Western blot.
