TY - BOOK AU - Coico,Richard AU - Sunshine,Geoffrey AU - Benjamini,Eli TI - Immunology: a short course SN - 0471226890 AV - QR181 .B395 2003 U1 - 616.07/9 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Liss KW - Immunology N1 - Previous ed. cataloged under: Benjamini, Eli; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction and overview -- Elements of innate and acquired immunity -- Immunogens and antigens -- Antibody structure and function -- Antigen-antibody interactions, immune assays, and experimental systems -- The genetic basis of antibody structure -- Biology of the B lymphocyte -- Biology of the T lymphocyte -- The role of the major histocompatability complex in the immune response -- Activation and function of T and B cells by antigen -- Cytokines -- Tolerance, and autoimmunity -- Complement -- Hypersensitivity reactions: antibody-mediated (type I) reactions -- Hypersensitivity reactions: antibody-mediated (type II) cytotoxic reactions and immune complex (type III) reactions -- Hypersensitivity reactions: T-cell-mediated (type IV) delayed-type hypersensitivity -- Immunodeficiency disorders and neoplasias of the lymphoid system -- Transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Resistance and immunization to infectious diseases UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley047/2002156133.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley037/2002156133.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley031/2002156133.html ER -