Immunology

Name: Immunology
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ISBN: 9780323033992

ISBN-10: 0323033997

ISBN-13: 9780323033992

Edition: 7th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Ivan Roitt, Jonathan Brostoff, David Male, David Roth

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Extensively updated, this edition offers readers a carefully structured approach to learning the building blocks of the immune system, cells, organs and major receptor molecules, as well as initiation and actions of the immune response, especially in a clinical context.

Book details

List price: $85.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 4/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 568
Size: 10.87" wide x 8.63" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

Jonathan Brostoff is a physician in charge of the Allergy Clinic at the Middlesex Hospital in London and Reader in Clinical Immunology at University College London Medical School.



Preface and user guide


List of Contributors



Components of the Immune System



Introduction to the immune system




Cells, tissues and organs of the immune system




Antibodies




Complement




T cell receptors and MHC molecules




Modes of Immune Response



Mechanisms of innate immunity




Antigen presentation




Cell Cooperation in the antibody response




Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defence




Cell mediated cytotoxicity




Regulation of the immune response




Immune responses in tissues




Defence Against Infectious Agents



Immunity to viruses




Immunity to bacteria and fungi




Immunity to protozoa and worms




Primary immunodeficiency




AIDS and secondary immunodeficiency




Vaccination




Immune Responses Against Tissues



Immunological tolerance




Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease




Transplantation and rejection




Immunity to Cancers




Hypersensitivity



Immediate hypersensitivity (Type I)




Hypersensitivity (Type II)




Hypersensitivity (Type III)




Type IV hypersensitivity



Explanations for critical thinking and case studies


Appendices



Major histocompatibility complex



Recognized CD markers of hemopoietic cells and their distribution



The major cytokines



Human chemokines and their receptors


Glossary


Index