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Contents Preface Acknowledgements Note on the eighth edition How to use this book Further reading Immunity 1 The scope of immunology 2 Innate and adaptive immune mechanisms 3 Recognition and receptors: the keys to immunity 4 Evolution of immune mechanisms 5 Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic system Innate immunity 6 Complement 7 Acute inflammation 8 Phagocytic cells: the reticulo-endothelial system 9 Phagocytosis Adaptive immunity (i) The cellular basis 10 Lymphocytes 11 Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis 12 Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic (ii) The molecular basis 13 Evolution of recognition mechanisms: the immunoglobulin superfamily 14 The major histocompatibility complex 15 The T cell receptor 16 Antibody diversification and synthesis 17 Antibody structure and function (iii) The adaptive immune response 18 Antigen recognition and processing 19 The antibody response 20 Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexes 21 Cell-mediated immune responses (iv) Regulation 22 Tolerance 23 Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networks 24 The cytokine network 25 Immunity, hormones and the brain Potentially useful immunity 26 Anti-microbial immunity: a general scheme 27 Immunity to viruses 28 Immunity to bacteria 29 Immunity to fungi 30 Immunity to protozoa 31 Immunity to worms 32 Immunity to tumours Undesirable effects oif immunity 33 Harmful immunity: a general scheme 34 Allergy and anaphylaxis 35 Immune complexes, complement and disease 36 Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation 37 Autoimmunity 38 Transplant rejection Altered immunity 39 Immunosuppression 40 Immunodeficiency 41 HIV and AIDS 42 Immunostimulation and vaccination Summary 43 Immunity and clinical medicine Appendices 44 Comparative sizes and molecular weights 45 Landmarks in the history of immunology: some unsolved problems 46 The CD classification Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Immunology.
Immunology -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Immunity -- Terminology -- English.