Basic Immunology
Functions and Disorders of the Immune System With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
By- Abul Abbas, MBBS, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
- Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Shiv Pillai, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
Understand all the essential concepts in immunology with Basic Immunology: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System! This concise, focused text provides you with an up-to-date, accessible introduction to the workings of the human immune system.
Audience
Medical Students, Allied Health course-takers, and lower-level Immunology undergrad courses
Paperback, 336 Pages
Published: November 2012
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4557-0707-2
Contents
- 1. Introduction to the Immune System
2. Innate Immunity
3. Antigen Capture and Presentations to Lymphocytes
4. Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System
5. Cell-Mediated Immune Responses
6. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
7. Humoral Immune Responses
8. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
9. Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity
10. Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants
11. Hypersensitivity Diseases
12. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
Suggested Readings
Appendix I: Principal Features of CD Molecules
Appendix II: Glossary
Appendix III: Clinical Cases
Index
