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Covering all the basic and clinical concepts you need to know for your coursework and USMLEs, Immunology, 9th Edition, offers a well-illustrated, carefully structured approach to this complex and fast-changing field. Carefully edited and authored by experts in both teaching and research, it provides cutting-edge, consistent coverage that links the laboratory and clinical practice. A user-friendly, color-coded format, including key concept boxes, explanatory diagrams, and nearly 200 photos to help you visually grasp and retain challenging concepts.
List of contents
SECTION 1 The Immune System and Innate Immunity
1 Introduction to the Immune System
2 Cells, Tissues and Organs of the Immune System
3 Mechanisms of Innate Immunity
4 Complement
5 Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immune Defence
SECTION 2 Adaptive Immune Responses
6 T-Cell Receptors and Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
7 Antigen Presentation
8 Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity
9 B-Cell Development and the Antibody Response
10 Antibodies
11 Immunological Tolerance
12 Regulation of the Immune Response
13 Immune Responses in Tissues
SECTION 3 Defence Against Infectious Agents
14 Immunity to Viruses
15 Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi
16 Immunity to Protozoa and Worms
17 Vaccination
SECTION 4 Immunodeficiency
18 Primary Immunodeficiencies
19 AIDS, Secondary Immunodeficiency and Immunosuppression
SECTION 5 Immune Responses Against Tissues
20 Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease
21 Transplantation and Rejection
22 Immunity to Cancers
SECTION 6 Hypersensitivity
23 Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I)
24 Hypersensitivity (Type II)
25 Hypersensitivity (Type III)
26 Hypersensitivity (Type IV)
About the author
David Male is Professor of Biology in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University, Milton Keynes.R. Stokes Peebles is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
