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Basic pathology : an introduction to the mechanisms of disease / Sunil R. Lakhani, Susan A. Dilly, Caroline J. Finlayson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Hodder Arnold, 2009.Edition: 4th editionDescription: ix, 329 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780340950036 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QZ 4 L192b 2009
Contents:
Contents Part 1: Introduction: what is a disease? Prologue: What is a disease? Chapter 1: Causes and mechanisms: general principles Chapter 2: What causes disease? Part 2: Defence against disease Introduction: The role of epidemiology in disease Chapter 3: The body's response to infection Chapter 4: The acute inflammatory response Chapter 5: Chronic and granulomatous inflammation, healing and repair Chapter 6: The immune defence against infection Part 3: Circulatory disorders Introduction: Features of circulatory disorders Chapter 7: Vascular occlusion and thrombosis Chapter 8: Atherosclerosis and hypertension Chapter 9: Circulatory failure Part 4: Cell growth and its disorders Introduction: A brief history of cancer Chapter 10: Benign grown disorders Chapter 11: Malignant neoplasms Chapter 12: What causes cancer? Chapter 13: Molecular genetics of cancer Chapter 14: The behavior of tumors Chapter 15: The clinical effects of tumors.
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Book Open Access Book Open Access Health Sciences Library QZ 4 L192b 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available MBAL22021619
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1: Introduction: what is a disease?
Prologue: What is a disease?
Chapter 1: Causes and mechanisms: general principles
Chapter 2: What causes disease?

Part 2: Defence against disease
Introduction: The role of epidemiology in disease
Chapter 3: The body's response to infection
Chapter 4: The acute inflammatory response
Chapter 5: Chronic and granulomatous inflammation, healing and repair
Chapter 6: The immune defence against infection

Part 3: Circulatory disorders
Introduction: Features of circulatory disorders
Chapter 7: Vascular occlusion and thrombosis
Chapter 8: Atherosclerosis and hypertension
Chapter 9: Circulatory failure

Part 4: Cell growth and its disorders
Introduction: A brief history of cancer
Chapter 10: Benign grown disorders
Chapter 11: Malignant neoplasms
Chapter 12: What causes cancer?
Chapter 13: Molecular genetics of cancer
Chapter 14: The behavior of tumors
Chapter 15: The clinical effects of tumors.

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