The lymphatic system / Julie McDowell, and Michael Windelspecht.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2004.

xviii, 172 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-166) and index.

The chemicals and cells of the lymphatic system -- The lymph system: an examination of the lymph nodes and lymphatic circulation in the body -- Secondary lymphatic organs: an examination of the lymphatic functions of the spleen, tonsils, adenoid, Peyer's patches, and appendix -- The immune response: cell-mediated and antibody-mediated responses -- The development of the lymphatic system -- History of discovery from the ancients to the nineteenth century -- The lymphatic system in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries -- Diseases of the lymphatic system: cancer -- Diseases of the lymphatic system: primary and secondary lymphatic organs -- Allergies and autoimmune responses -- The influence of nutrition on the immune response.