Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive / Philipp Dettmer.
Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive / Philipp Dettmer.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, [2021]
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G 2021/2311
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 341 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Part 1 Meet your immune system. What is the immune system? ; What is there to defend? ; What are your cells? ; The empires and kingdoms of the immune system -- Part 2 Catastrophic damage. Meet your enemies ; The desert kingdom of the skin ; The cut ; The soldiers of the innate immune...
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Publisher
New York : Random House, [2021]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"Although everyone who has ever had a cold is familiar with the human immune system and its importance, few understand just how complex and intricate the immune system is. In Immune, Internet creator and storyteller Philipp Dettmer takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle raging...
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Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive / Philipp Dettmer.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 317) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2311
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74VKaXKmxe3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXKmxe3g
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ISBN
0593241312
9780593241318
DDC
616.079
MMS ID
991024434624802626