Immunology

ISBN-13: 9780702078446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 432 str.

David Male; Stokes Peebles; Victoria Male

Spis treści

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)