Immunology

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Other Authors: Male, David K. 1954- (Editor), Peebles, R. Stokes Jr (Editor), Male, Victoria (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Philadelphia, PA] Elsevier Ltd. [2021]
Edition:9th edition
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Table of Contents:
  • SECTION 1: The Immune System and Innate Immunity
  • 1 Introduction to the Immune System
  • 2 Cells, Tissues and Organs of the Immune System
  • 3 Mechanisms of Innate Immunity
  • 4 Complement
  • 5 Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immune Defence
  • SECTION 2 Adaptive Immune Responses: 6 T-Cell Receptors and Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
  • 7 Antigen Presentation
  • 8 Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity
  • 9 B-Cell Development and the Antibody Response
  • 10 Antibodies
  • 11 Immunological Tolerance
  • 12 Regulation of the Immune Response
  • 13 Immune Responses in Tissues
  • SECTION 3 Defence Against Infectious Agents: 14 Immunity to Viruses
  • 15 Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi
  • 16 Immunity to Protozoa and Worms
  • 17 Vaccination
  • SECTION 4 Immunodeficiency: 18 Primary Immunodeficiencies
  • 19 AIDS, Secondary Immunodeficiency and Immunosuppression
  • SECTION 5 Immune Responses Against Tissues: 20 Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease
  • 21 Transplantation and Rejection
  • 22 Immunity to Cancers
  • SECTION 6 Hypersensitivity: 23 Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I)
  • 24 Hypersensitivity (Type II)
  • 25 Hypersensitivity (Type III)
  • 26 Hypersensitivity (Type IV)