A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.
A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N616.079/26
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 544 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Edition
1st ed.
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Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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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...
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A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system / Stephen S. Hall.
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Blood.
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Sloan technology series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-515) and index.
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N616.079/26
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74VvpyM46Qab
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ISBN
0805058419 (pbk.)
9780805037968 (alk. paper)
0805037969 (alk. paper)
9780805058413 (pbk.)
DDC
616.079
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991005393829702626