Immunology

by Goldsby; Kindt; Osborne

• ISBN13: 9780716749479
• ISBN10: 0716749475
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-29
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

The new edition of the acclaimed bestseller, always praised for offering cutting edge material in the context of landmark experiments, in a student friendly format built on pedagogy not usually found in immunology texts.

Author Biography

Richard A. Goldsby: Amherst College Thomas J. Kindt: National Institutes of Health Barbara A. Osborne: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Janis Kuby: San Francisco State University and University of California at Berkeley

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction
Overview of the Immune System	1	(23)
Cells and Organs of the Immune System	24	(33)
Part II Generation of B-Cell and T-Cell Responses
Antigens	57	(19)
Antibodies: Structure and Function	76	(29)
Organization and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes	105	(32)
Antigen-Antibody Interactions: Principles and Applications	137	(24)
Major Histocompatibility Complex	161	(24)
Antigen Processing and Presentation	185	(15)
T-Cell Receptor	200	(21)
T-Cell Maturation, Activation, and Differentiation	221	(26)
B-Cell Generation, Activation, and Differentiation	247	(29)
Part III Immune Effector Mechanisms
Cytokines	276	(23)
The Complement System	299	(20)
Cell-Mediated Effector Responses	319	(19)
Leukocyte Activation and Migration	338	(23)
Hypersensitive Reactions	361	(28)
Part IV The Immune System in Health and Disease
Infection and Immunity	389	(24)
Vaccines	413	(16)
AIDS and Other Immunodeficiencies	429	(31)
Autoimmunity	460	(19)
Transplantation Immunology	479	(20)
Cancer and the Immune System	499	(24)
Experimental Systems	523
Appendix I: CD Antigens	1	(12)
Appendix II: Cytokines	13
Glossary	1