Kuby Immunology

by GOLDSBY R

• ISBN13: 9780716733317
• ISBN10: 0716733315
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co

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

Introduction
Overview of the Immune System	p. 1
Cells and Organs of the Immune System	p. 24
Generation of B-Cell and T-Cell Responses
Antigens	p. 57
Antibodies: Structure and Function	p. 76
Organization and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes	p. 105
Antigen-Antibody Interactions: Principles and Applications	p. 137
Major Histocompatibility Complex	p. 161
Antigen Processing and Presentation	p. 185
T-Cell Receptor	p. 200
T-Cell Maturation, Activation, and Differentiation	p. 221
B-Cell Generation, Activation, and Differentiation	p. 247
Immune Effector Mechanisms
Cytokines	p. 276
The Complement System	p. 299
Cell-Mediated Effector Responses	p. 319
Leukocyte Activation and Migration	p. 338
Hypersensitive Reactions	p. 361
The Immune System in Health and Disease
Infection and Immunity	p. 389
Vaccines	p. 413
AIDS and Other Immunodeficiencies	p. 429
Autoimmunity	p. 460
Transplantation Immunology	p. 479
Cancer and the Immune System	p. 499
Experimental Systems	p. 523
CD Antigens	p. 1
Cytokines	p. 13
Glossary	p. 1
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