Immunology : understanding the immune system

Elgert, KD.

Immunology : understanding the immune system Klaus D. Elgert. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. - xi, 726 p. : ill., col. ; 29 cm.

Previous ed.: 1996. Also includes: Glossary of commonly used immunologic terms and Appendix : Human cluster of differentiation (CD) molecules.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the immune system -- Cells and organs of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- Antigens and antibodies -- Antigen-Antibody interactions and some experimental systems -- The genetics of antibody formation and structure -- The major histocompatibility complex and development of immunity -- The T-cell receptor complex : characterization, diversification, costimulatory molecules, thymic selection, and T-cell activation -- Cytokines -- Cellular interactions : development of effector functions and their regulation -- Complement -- Hypersensitivities -- Immunologic tolerance and autoimmunity -- Transplantation immunology -- Tumor immunology -- Immunodeficiencies -- Immunity to microbes.

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Microbiology.immunology

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