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A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.

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A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.

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A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.

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Full title

A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Henry Holt, 1997.

Date

1997.

Call Numbers

N616.079/26

Record Identifier

74VvpyM46Qab

MMS ID

991005393829702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 544 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Henry Holt, 1997.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

1997.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Beginning with the "occasional miracles" of a mysterious turn-of-the-century cancer vaccine called Coley's toxins, Stephen S. Hall traces the story of how doctors have learned to use the immune system and its "commotions," as one physician put it, to develop a wide array of cutting-edge therapies. Traveling between laboratory and bedside, Hall's ab...

Alternative Titles

Full title

A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.

Portion of title

Blood.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Sloan technology series.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-515) and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N616.079/26

Record Identifier

74VvpyM46Qab

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvpyM46Qab

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ISBN

0805058419 (pbk.)

9780805037968 (alk. paper)

0805037969 (alk. paper)

9780805058413 (pbk.)

DDC

616.079

MMS ID

991005393829702626

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