Section A. Overview of the immune system --;section B. Cells and molecules of the innate immune system --;section C. The adaptive immune system --;section D. Antibodies --;section E. The antibody response --;section F. The T-cell response : cell-mediated immunity --;section G. Regulation of the immune response --;section H. Immunity to infection --;section I. Vaccination --;section J. Immunodeficiency : when the immune system fails --;section K. Hypersensitivity : when the immune system misbehaves --;section L. Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases --;section M. Transplantation --;section N. Tumor immunology --;section O. Gender and the immune system --;section P. Aging and the immune system (immunosenescence) --;section Q. Immunotherapy.
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