Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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
Cellular and Molecular Immunology takes a comprehensive yet straightforward approach to the latest developments in this active and fast-changing field. Drs. Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, and Shiv Pillai present sweeping updates in this new edition to cover antigen receptors and signal transduction in immune cells, mucosal and skin immunity, cytokines, leukocyte-endothelial interaction, and more. In print and online with additional resources, this reference is the up-to-date and readable textbook you need to master the complex subject of immunology.
Audience
Medical students in yrs 1 & 2 taking a basic immunology course, medical students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam.
Paperback, 560 Pages
Published: May 2011
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4377-1528-6
Contents
Chapter 1: Properties and Overview of Immune Responses
Chapter 2: Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
Chapter 3: Leukocyte Migration into Tissues
Chapter 4: Innate ImmunityChapter 5: Antibodies and Antigens
Chapter 6: Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules and Antigen Presentation to T LymphocytesChapter 7: Immune Receptors and Signal Transduction
Chapter 8: Lymphocyte Development and Antigen Receptor Gene RearrangementChapter 9: Activation of T Lymphocytes
Chapter 10: Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated ImmunityChapter 11: B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
Chapter 12: Effector Mechanisms of Humoral ImmunityChapter 13: Regional Immunity: Specialized Immune Responses in Epithelial and Immune Privileged Tissues
Chapter 14: Immunologic Tolerance and AutoimmunityChapter 15: Immunity to Microbes
Chapter 16: Transplantation ImmunologyChapter 17: Immunity to Tumors
Chapter 18: Hypersensitivity DisordersChapter 19: IgE-Dependent Immune Responses and Allergic Disease
Chapter 20: Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiences
