Immunology : includes online access + interactive extras ; studentconsult.com

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Front Cover Immunology Copyright Page CONTENTS Preface and user guide List of Contributors Section 1: Components of the Immune System Chapter 1. Introduction to the immune system Chapter 2. Cells, tissues and organs of the immune system Chapter 3. Antibodies Chapter 4. Complement Chapter 5. T cell receptors and MHC molecules Section 2: Modes of Immune Response Chapter 6. Mechanisms of innate immunity Chapter 7. Antigen presentation Chapter 8. Cell Cooperation in the antibody response Chapter 9. Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defence Chapter 10. Cell mediated cytotoxicity Chapter 11. Regulation of the immune response Chapter 12. Immune responses in tissues Section 3: Defence Against Infectious Agents Chapter 13. Immunity to viruses Chapter 14. Immunity to bacteria and fungi Chapter 15. Immunity to protozoa and worms Chapter 16. Primary immunodeficiency Chapter 17. AIDS and secondary immunodeficiency Chapter 18. Vaccination Section 4: Immune Responses Against Tissues Chapter 19. Immunological tolerance Chapter 20. Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease Chapter 21. Transplantation and rejection Chapter 22. Immunity to Cancers Section 5: Hypersensitivity Chapter 23. Immediate hypersensitivity (Type I) Chapter 24. Hypersensitivity (Type II) Chapter 25. Hypersensitivity (Type III) Chapter 26. Type IV hypersensitivity Explanations for critical thinking and case studies Appendices Appendix 1: Major histocompatibility complex Appendix 2. Recognized CD markers of hemopoietic cells and their distribution Appendix 3. The major cytokines Appendix 4. Human chemokines and their receptors Glossary Index