A commotion in the blood : life, death, and the immune system

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

Author/creator	Hall, Stephen S.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Description	xiv, 544 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Immunotherapy--Popular works. Immune system--Popular works. Immunotherapy--Popular Works. Immune System--Popular Works. History of Medicine.

Portion of title	Blood
Series	Sloan technology series Sloan technology series. ^A682919
Contents	Prologue: "shooting rubber bands at the stars" -- 1. The occasional miracle -- "Laudable pus" -- "The man who does the most work does the best work" -- Bleak house -- The method of choice -- The Coley phenomenon -- 2. The patron saint of cytokines -- In search of an interferon -- Lymphodrek -- "The cloning of interferon and other mistakes" -- "One of my best known accidents" -- 3. The rise of the T cell chauvinists -- The silk purse years -- The rise of the T cell chauvinists -- To be in motion -- The end of the beginning? -- "There's just so much you can learn from a mouse" -- 4. In vivo veritas -- "One plus one equals ten" -- "Beautiful living things" -- "Dr. Levy's favorite guinea pig" -- A piece of misleading news -- The next great magic bullet -- Epilogue: Metaphors, manic depression, and the "C" word -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-515) and index.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN	97000404
ISBN	0805037969
ISBN	9780805037968

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	QW 940 H179C 1997	✔ Available	Place Hold