Cellular and molecular immunology
By: Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai ; illustrations by David L. Baker, Alexandra Baker
Contributors: Lichtman, Andrew H.; Pillai, Shiv
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier/Saunders
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 545
ISBN-13: 9781437715286; 9780808924258
Subjects: Immunology; Cellular immunity; Antigens; Immune System Diseases; Antibody Formation; Lymphocytes; Molecular immunology; Cellular Immunity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Properties and overview of immune response; title: Cells and tissues of the immune system; title: Leukocyte migration into tissues; title: Innate immunity; title: Antibodies and antigens; title: Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Molecules and antigen presentation to T lymphocytes; title: Immune receptors and signal transduction; title: Lymphocyte development and antigen receptor gene rearrangement; title: Activation of T lymphocytes; title: Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity; title: B cell activation and antibody production; title: Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity; title: Regional immunity : specialized immune responses in epithelial and immune-privileged tissues; title: Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity; title: Immunity to microbes; title: Transplantation immunology; title: Immunity to tumors; title: Hypersensitivity disorders; title: IgE-dependent immune responses and atopic disease; title: Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies.