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With an impact factor of 32.7, Nature Reviews Immunology [ISSN 1474-1733] is the leading monthly review title for immunology
Immunology

Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with, among other things, the physiology functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the physical, chemical an...
. Immunology is a diverse and growing discipline that can be defined as the study of the tissues, cells and molecules involved in host defence mechanisms, how the body defends itself against disease, and what happens when it all goes wrong. Nature Reviews Immunology provides in-depth coverage of this field, from fundamental mechanisms to translational aspects of basic research, and reviews the field's most important developments.

The journal publishes review and perspective articles written by leaders in the field.






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With an impact factor of 32.7, Nature Reviews Immunology [ISSN 1474-1733] is the leading monthly review title for immunology
Immunology

Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with, among other things, the physiology functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the physical, chemical an...
. Immunology is a diverse and growing discipline that can be defined as the study of the tissues, cells and molecules involved in host defence mechanisms, how the body defends itself against disease, and what happens when it all goes wrong. Nature Reviews Immunology provides in-depth coverage of this field, from fundamental mechanisms to translational aspects of basic research, and reviews the field's most important developments.

The journal publishes review and perspective articles written by leaders in the field. These are then subject to rigorous peer review and careful developmental and copy editing to provide high-quality and authoritative coverage of the field. Each issue also contains Research Highlight articles - short summaries written by the editors that describe recent hot research papers.

Coverage includes:

  • Allergy
    Allergy

    Allergy is a Disorder of the immune system often also referred to as atopy. Allergic reactions occur to Natural environmental substances known as allergens; these reactions are Acquired disorder, predictable and rapid....
     and asthma
    Asthma

    Asthma is a common chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in which the Lung constrict, become inflammation, and are lined with excessive amounts of thickened mucus, often in response to one or more triggers....
  • Autoimmunity
    Autoimmunity

    Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts as self, which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues....
  • Antigen
    Antigen

    An antigen is a substance that prompts the generation of antibodies and can cause an immune response. The word originated from the notion that they can stimulate antibody generation....
     processing and presentation
  • Apoptosis
    Apoptosis

    Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death that may occur in multicellular organisms. Programmed Cell death involves a series of biochemical events leading to a characteristic cell Morphology and death, in more specific terms, a series of biochemical events that lead to a variety of morphological changes, including Bleb , changes...
     in the immune system
  • Chemokines and chemokine receptors
  • Cytokines and cytokine receptors
  • Development and function of cells of the immune system
  • Haematopoiesis
    Haematopoiesis

    Haematopoiesis is the formation of blood cellular components. All cellular blood components are derived from haematopoietic stem cells. In a healthy adult person, approximately 1011?1012 new blood cells are produced daily....
  • Infection and immunity
  • Immunotherapy
    Immunotherapy

    Immunotherapy, in medicine, refers to an array of treatment strategies based upon the concept of modulating the immune system to achieve a Prophylaxis and/or Immunosuppressive therapy goal....
  • Innate immunity
  • Signalling in the immune system
  • Transplantation
    Organ transplant

    Organ transplant is the moving of an organ from one body to another , for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site....
  • Tumour immunology
  • Vaccine
    Vaccine

    A vaccine is a biological preparation that establishes or improves immunity to a particular disease.Vaccines can be prophylaxis , or Medication ....
     development


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