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Immunology, infection, and immunity /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pier, Gerald Bryan, Lyczak, Jeffrey B., Wetzler, Lee M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Immune System.
Immunity, Cellular.
Immune System Diseases.
Infection.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of immunity
  • Innate immunity
  • Cells of the immune system
  • Organs and tissues of the immune system
  • Complement
  • Antibodies
  • Molecular genetics of antibody diversity
  • Antigens, antigenicity, and immunogenicity
  • Antibody-antigen interactions and measurements of immunologic reactions
  • B-lymphocyte activation and antibody production
  • The major histocompatibility complex
  • Antigen processing and presentation
  • The t-cell receptor
  • T-cell maturation and activation
  • Cellular communication
  • Cell-mediated immunity
  • Mucosal immunity
  • Immunity to bacterial infections
  • Immunity to viruses
  • Immunity to parasitic and fungal infections
  • Vaccines and vaccination
  • Immunology and AIDS
  • Clinical and genetic perspectives in primary immunodeficiency disorders
  • Cancer and the immune system
  • Hypersensitivity
  • Autoimmunity and disease
  • Transplantation immunology