
- 300 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Textbook of Immunology
About this book
Building on the strengths of the first edition, the newly titled and expanded second edition remains a concise introduction to the fundamentals of immunology, with an expert synthesis of basic and clinical information., Augmented by color illustrations, and with increased emphasis on the molecular and genetic underpinnings of cellular phenomena, Textbook of Immunology covers the physiology of the immune system, disease entities related to immune system dysfunction, and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of dysfunction. In response to advancing knowledge that influences the approach to presenting basic immunology, new chapters have been added on cytokines; host defense (non-specific immunity and specific immune responses); the aging immune system; and the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and therapy of AIDS., This book keeps pace with the explosion of information and data in immunology, and adeptly refines, organizes, and presents this body of knowledge to serve as a succinct introduction to modern immunologic concepts for medical students, and as an update and refresher in the basics for researchers and clinicians.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the First Edition
- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 2 CELLS AND ORGANS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
- Chapter 3 ANTIGENS
- Chapter 4 IMMUNOGLOBULINS
- Chapter 5 B CELLS AND HUMORAL IMMUNITY
- Chapter 6 T CELLS: REGULATION AND CELLULAR IMMUNITY
- Chapter 7 SOLUBLE MEDIATORS OF CELLULAR COOPERATION: THE CYTOKINES
- Chapter 8 THE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX
- Chapter 9 IMMUNOLOGIC TOLERANCE
- Chapter 10 HOST DEFENSE I: NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNITY
- Chapter 11 HOST DEFENSE II: ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
- Chapter 12 IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
- Chapter 13 THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
- Chapter 14 THE AGING IMMUNE SYSTEM
- Epilogue
- Index