Kuby immunology.

Revised edition of: Immunology / [edited by] Richard A. Goldsby [and others]. 5th ed. c2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Introduction: 0. Overview of the Immune System: A Case Study -- 1. Innate Immunity -- 2. Adaptive Immunity in the Context of Cells and Organs New! -- Part II Generation of B-Cell and T-Cell Receptors: -- 3. Antigens -- 4. Antibodies -- 5. Organization and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes -- 5. The Compliment System -- 6. Antigen-Antibody Reactions and Immunoassays -- 7. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Antigen Presentation -- 8. T-Cell Receptor -- 9. T-Cell Generation -- 10. T-Cell Activation and Differentiation -- 11. B-Cell Generation, Activation and Differentiation -- Part III Immune Effector Mechanisms: 12. Cytokines and Chemokines -- 13. The Complement System -- 14. Cell-Mediated Effector Responses -- 15. Leukocyte Activation and Migration -- 16. Hypersensitive Reactions -- Part IV The Immune system in Health and Disease: 17. Immunity to Viruses and Bacteria -- 18. Immunity to Fungi and Parasites -- 19. Vaccines -- 20. Immunodeficiency and AIDS -- 21. Cancer and the Immune System -- 22. Tolerance and Autoimmunity -- 23. Transplantation Immunology -- 24. Experimental Systems.

Drawing on her extensive classroom experience, the editor provides a clearly written contemporary introduction to the body's responses to disease. She brings a strong experimental/clinical focus to the study of immunology at the molecular and cellular levels, employing a range of effective pedagogical tools not found in other introductory books on the subject. A glossary, chapter summaries, and study questions using clinical cases are included.