Cellular and molecular immunology / Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Jordan S. Pober.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abbas, Abul K.
Other Authors: Lichtman, Andrew H.
Pober, Jordan S.
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [1994], ©1994.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Cellular immunity.
Molecular immunology.
Immunity, Cellular.
Lymphocytes > immunology.
Physical Description:xiii, 457 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction to immunology
  • General properties of immune responses
  • Cells and tissues of the immune system
  • Lymphocyte specificity and activation
  • Antibodies and antigens
  • Maturation of B lymphocytes and expression of immunoglobulin genes
  • Major histocompatibility complex
  • Antigen processing and presentation to T lymphocytes
  • Molecular basis of T cell antigen recognition and activation
  • T cell maturation in the thymus
  • B cell activation and antibody production
  • Regulation of immune responses
  • Functional anatomy of local and systemic immune responses
  • Effector mechanisms of immune responses
  • Cytokines
  • Effector mechanisms of T cell-mediated immune reactions
  • Effector mechanisms of immunoglobulin E-initiated immune reactions
  • Complement system
  • Immunity in defense and disease
  • Immunity to microbes
  • Immune responses to tissue transplants
  • Immunity to tumors
  • Self-tolerance and autoimmunity
  • Immune-mediated tissue injury and disease
  • Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies
  • Principal features of known CD molecules.