Basic immunology : functions and disorders of the immune system / Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2009.Edition: 3rd edDescription: viii, 312 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781416046882 (pbk.)
  • 1416046887 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.07/9 22
LOC classification:
  • QR181 .A28 2009
NLM classification:
  • 2008 F-221
  • QW 504
Contents:
1. Introduction to the Immune System: The Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components of the Immune System -- 2. Innate Immunity: The Early Defense Against Infections -- 3. Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes: What Lymphocytes See -- 4. Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System: Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and the Development of Immune Repertoires -- 5. Cell-Mediated Immune Responses: Activation of T Lymphocytes by Cell-Associated Microbes -- 6. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity: Eradication of Intracellular Microbes -- 7. Humoral Immune Responses: Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies -- 8. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity: The Elimination of Extracellular Microbes and Toxins -- 9. Immunological Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Self-Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure -- 10. Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants: Immunity to Noninfectious Transformed and Foreign Cells -- 11. Hypersensitivity: Disorders Caused by Immune Responses -- 12. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies: Diseases Caused by Defective Immune Responses -- Appendix I. Glossary -- Appendix II. Principal Features of CD Molecules -- Appendix III. Clinical Cases.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.

1. Introduction to the Immune System: The Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components of the Immune System -- 2. Innate Immunity: The Early Defense Against Infections -- 3. Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes: What Lymphocytes See -- 4. Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System: Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and the Development of Immune Repertoires -- 5. Cell-Mediated Immune Responses: Activation of T Lymphocytes by Cell-Associated Microbes -- 6. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity: Eradication of Intracellular Microbes -- 7. Humoral Immune Responses: Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies -- 8. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity: The Elimination of Extracellular Microbes and Toxins -- 9. Immunological Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Self-Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure -- 10. Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants: Immunity to Noninfectious Transformed and Foreign Cells -- 11. Hypersensitivity: Disorders Caused by Immune Responses -- 12. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies: Diseases Caused by Defective Immune Responses -- Appendix I. Glossary -- Appendix II. Principal Features of CD Molecules -- Appendix III. Clinical Cases.

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