David Male, Jonathan Brostoff, David B. Roth, Ivan M. Roitt
8th ed
[United States] :
Elsevier/Saunders,
2013
x, 472 p. :
col. ill. ;
28 cm
"Student Consult"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to the immune system -- Cells, tissues, and organs of the immune system -- Antibodies -- Complement -- T cell receptors and MHC molecules -- Mechanisms of innate immunity -- Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defense -- Antigen presentation -- Cell cooperation in the antibody response -- Cell-mediated cytotoxicity -- Regulation of the immune response -- Immune responses in tissues -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to bacteria and fungi -- Immunity to protozoa and worms -- Primary immunodeficiencies -- AIDS, secondary immunodeficiency and immunosuppression -- Vaccination -- Immunological tolerance -- Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease -- Transplantation and rejection -- Immunity to cancers -- Immediate hypersensitivity (type I) -- Hypersensitivity (type II) -- Hypersensitivity (type III) -- Hypersensitivity (type IV)
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This textbook teaches the basic and clinical immunology concepts