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functions and disorders of the immune system
Introduction to the immune system : nomenclature, general properties, and components -- Innate immunity : the early defense against infections -- Antigen capture and presentation to lymphocytes : what lymphocytes see -- Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and development of immune repertoires -- T cell-mediated immunity : activation of T lymphocytes -- Effector mechanisms of T cell-mediated immunity : functions of T cells in host defense -- Humoral immune responses : activation of B lymphocytes and production of antibodies -- Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins -- Immunologic tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure -- Immunology of tumors and transplantation : immune responses to cancer cells and normal foreign cells -- Hypersensitivity : disorders caused by immune responses -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immunity.
Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai ; illustrations by David L. Baker.