Cellular & Molecular Immunology
- Latest Immunology concepts
Description
- Exceptionally lucid guide uses an in-depth, straightforward, richly illustrated approach to this complex subject
- Includes discoveries about innate immunity, organization of lymphoid organs, and more
- 400 illustrations
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Immune System
Properties and Overview of Immune Responses
Innate Immunity
Cells and Tissues of the Adaptive Immune System
Recognition of Antigens
Antibodies and Antigens
The Major Histocompatibility Complex
Antigen Processing and Presentation to T Lymphocytes
Antigen Receptors and Accessory Molecules of T Lymphocytes
Maturation, Activation and Regulation of Lymphocytes
Lymphocyte Development and the Rearrangement and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes
Activation of T Lymphocytes
B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
Immunological Tolerance
Effector Mechanisms of Immune Responses
Cytokines
Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
The Immune System in Defense and Disease
Immunity to Microbes
Transplantation Immunology
Immunity to Tumors
Diseases Caused by Immune Responses: Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity
Immediate Hypersensitivity
Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
Glossary
Principal Features of Selected CD Molecules
Laboratory Techniques Commonly Used in Immunology
Index
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