xvi, 544 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Contents
Effector T-cell function -- Organ transplantation -- Resistance to tumors -- Tolerance -- Regulation of the immune response -- Immunity at body surfaces -- Vaccines and vaccination -- Immunity to infection -- Defects in the immune system -- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Inflammation -- Allergies: type I hypersensitivity -- Other hypersensitivities -- Autoimmunity: breakdown in self-tolerance -- Phylogeny of the immune system
General principles of immunology -- Infections and diseases -- Key biochemical processes -- Antigens and antigenicity -- Destruction of foreign material: the myeloid system -- Mononuclear-phagocytic system -- Cellular interactions -- Antigen processing and histocompatibility antigens -- Lymphoid organs -- Lymphocytes -- Helper T-cell responses -- Lymphokines and cytokines -- Nature of antibodies -- Response of B cells to antigen -- Genetic basis of antigen recognition -- Complement system -- Measurement of antigen and antibody combination
