Cellular and Molecular Immunology,9780721682334

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780721682334
ISBN10: 0721682332
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary

The new edition of this text continues the tradition of delivering an accessible, engaging, and current introduction to this essential subject. It describes the principles of basic and applied immunology in a concise, straightforward manner, while incorporating a wealth of current information. Over 330 new, full-color illustrations help readers grasp important information quickly and easily.

Author Biography

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS: Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, California Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD: Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Section i Introduction to Immunology 1(38)
General Properties of Immune Responses
3(14)
Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
17(22)
Section ii Recognition of Antigens 39(84)
Antibodies and Antigens
41(22)
The Major Histocompatibility Complex
63(16)
Antigen Processing and Presentation to T Lymphocytes
79(23)
Antigen Receptors and Accessory Molecules of T Lymphocytes
102(21)
Section iii Maturation, Activation, and Regulation of Lymphocytes 123(110)
Lymphocyte Maturation and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes
125(36)
Activation of T Lymphocytes
161(21)
B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
182(26)
Immunologic Tolerance
208(25)
Section iv Effector Mechanisms of Immune Responses 233(108)
Cytokines
235(35)
Innate Immunity
270(21)
Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
291(18)
Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
309(32)
The Immune Response: A Summary
335(6)
Section v Immunity in Defense and Disease 341(127)
Immunity to Microbes
343(20)
Transplantation Immunology
363(21)
Immunity to Tumors
384(20)
Diseases Caused by Immune Resposes: Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity
404(20)
Immediate Hypersensitivity
424(21)
Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
445(23)
Appendix I Glossary 468(32)
Appendix II Principal Features of CD Molecules 500(15)
Appendix III Laboratory Techniques Commonly Used in Immunology 515(14)
Index 529

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