Cellular and molecular immunology
By: Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai.
Contributors: Lichtman, Andrew H.; Pillai, Shiv.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Saunders Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9781416031222; 9780808923589
Subjects: Immunity, Cellular; Antibody Formation -- immunology; Antigens -- immunology; Immune System Diseases -- immunology; Lymphocytes -- immunology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Properties and overview of immune responses; title: Innate immunity; title: Cells and tissues of the adaptive immune system; title: Antibodies and antigens; title: The major histocompatibility complex; title: Antigen processing and presentation to T lymphocytes; title: Antigen receptors and accessory molecules of T lymphocytes; title: Lymphocyte development and the rearrangement and expression of antigen receptor genes; title: Activation of T lymphocytes; title: B cell activation and antibody production; title: Immunological tolerance; title: Cytokines; title: Effector mechanisms of cell-mediated immunity; title: Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity; title: Immunity to microbes; title: Transplantation immunology; title: Immunity to tumors; title: Diseases caused by immune responses: hypersensitivity and autoimmunity; title: Immediate hypersensitivity; title: Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies.