Immunology: Understanding The Immune System

Preface. Note to Reader. 1. Introduction to the Immune System. 2. Cells and Organs of the Immune System. 3. Innate Immunity. 4. Antigens and Antibodies. 5. Antigen-Antibody Interactions and Some Experimental Systems. 6. The Genetics of Antibody Formation and Structure. 7. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Development of Immunity. 8. The T-Cell Receptor Complex: Characterization, Diversification, Costimulatory Molecules, Thymic Selection, and T-Cell Activation. 9. Cytokines. 10. Cellular Interactions: Development of Effector Functions and Their Regulation. 11. Complement. 12. Hypersensitivities. 13. Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity. 14. Transplantation Immunology. 15. Tumor Immunology. 16. Immunodeficiencies. 17. Immunity to Microbes. Glossary of Commonly Used Immunologic Terms. Appendix: Human Cluster of Differentiation (CD) Molecules. Index.