Immunology, immunopathology & immunity

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Immunology, immunopathology & immunity

Stewart Sell ; contributing authors, Ira Berkower, Edward E. Max

Appleton & Lange, c1996

5th ed

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Immunology, immunopathology, and immunity

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This comprehensive textbook presents a systematic account of the effects, both good and bad, of the immune system. Special emphasis is placed on what the immune system actually does in causing and preventing disease. The fifth edition is divided into three parts discussing the fundamentals of immune mechanisms, the seven immunologic effector mechanisms contrasted and compared, and how the immune mechanisms act in disease and cancer. A new chapter on HIV infection and AIDS has been included.

Table of Contents

Part I. Immunology. Introduction to Immunity. Immune System I: Cells and Vessels. Immune System II: Organs and Development. Antibodies, Immunoglobulins, and Receptors. Antigen Recognition and Processing. Thymic Selection of the T-Cell Repertoire. Cellular Interactions and The Immune Response. Acute Inflammation. Chronic Inflammation and Wound Healing. Clearance of Inflammatory Products. Part II. Immunopathology. A. Immunopathologic Mechanisms. Inactivation/Activation. Cytotoxic/Cytolytic. Immune Complex. Atopic/Anaphylactic. T-Cell Cytotoxicity. Delayed Hypersensitivity. Granulomatous Diseases. Interplay of Inflammatory and Immunological Mechanisms. B. Immune Disorders. Drug Allergy. Immune Skin Diseases. Autoimmune Diseases I: Tolerance and Cell- Mediated Diseases. Autoimmune Diseases II: Connective Tissue Diseases. Transplantation. Lymphoproliferative Diseases. Part III. Immunity. Immune Resistance to Infection. Vaccination. Immune Deficiency Diseases. Immunomodulation/Designing the Immune Response. Immunology of AIDS. Tumour Immunity. Appendices: Clinical Immunoligic Tests. Cluster Designations.

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