Immunology : understanding the immune system /
Elgert, Klaus D.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the immune system -- Cells and organs of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- Antigens and antibodies -- Antigen-Antibody interactions and some experimental systems -- The genetics of antibody formation and structure -- The major histocompatibility complex and development of immunity -- The T-cell receptor complex : characterization, diversification, costimulatory molecules, thymic selection, and T-cell activation -- Cytokines -- Cellular interactions : development of effector functions and their regulation -- Complement -- Hypersensitivities -- Immunologic tolerance and autoimmunity -- Transplantation immunology -- Tumor immunology -- Immunodeficiencies -- Immunity to microbes.
Immunology.