http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxiv, 531 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
The defense of the body -- The invaders of the body -- The trapping of foreign material -- Macrophages : the second phagocytic cell population -- Inflammation -- MHC : the antigen-presenting receptors -- Antigen processing -- The organs of the immune system -- Lymphocytes -- Helper T cells and their response to antigen -- B cells and their response to antigen -- Cytokines and the immune system -- Antibodies : soluble forms of BCR -- The antigen-binding sites and their genetics -- T cell function and the destruction of cell-associated antigen -- The complement system -- Regulation of the immune response -- Serology : the detection and measurement of antibodies -- Immunity in the fetus and newborn -- Immunity at body surfaces -- Vaccination and vaccines -- Resistance to bacteria -- Resistance to viruses -- Immunity to parasites -- Resistance to tumors -- Type I hypersensitivity -- Red cell antigens and type II hypersensitivity -- Immune complexes and type III hypersensitivity -- Type IV hypersensitivity : delayed hypersensitivity -- Type IV hypersensitivity : graft rejection -- Autoimmunity : general principles -- Organ-specific autoimmune diseases -- The systemic immunological diseases -- Primary immune deficiencies -- Secondary immunological defects -- Drugs and other agents that effect the immune sytem -- The evolution of the immune system
Previous eds. Published as: an Introduction to veterinary immunology.
Includes bibliographical references and index.