Immunology at a glance

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Immunology at a glance

J. H. L. Playfair

Blackwell Science, c1996

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The At a Glance series sets out to summarise the essential information about a particular subject for the student requiring a quick introduction or a guide to revision. This is achieved by taking each part of the subject in turn and

Table of Contents

  • Immunity:
  • The scope of immunology
  • Natural and adaptive immune mechanisms
  • Evolution of immune mechanisms
  • Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic system
  • Natural immunity:
  • Complement
  • Acute inflammation
  • Phagocytic cells: the reticulo-endothelial system
  • Phagocytosis
  • Adaptive immunity:
  • (i) The cellular basis
  • Lymphocytes
  • Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis
  • Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic
  • (ii) The molecular basis
  • Evolution of recognition molecules
  • The major histocompatibility complex
  • The T cell receptor
  • Antibody diversification and synthesis
  • Antibody structure and function
  • (iii) The adaptive immune response
  • Antigen recognition and processing
  • The antibody response
  • Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexes
  • Cell-mediated immune responses
  • (iv) Regulation
  • Tolerance
  • Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networks
  • The cytokine network
  • Immunity, hormones and the brain
  • Potentially useful immunity:
  • Anti-microbial immunity: a general scheme
  • Immunity to viruses
  • Immunity to bacteria
  • Immunity to fungi
  • Immunity to protozoa
  • Immunity to worms
  • Immunity to tumours
  • Undesirable effects of immunity:
  • Harmful immunity: a general scheme
  • Allergy and anaphylaxis
  • Immune complexes, complement and disease
  • Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation
  • Autoimmunity
  • Transplant rejection
  • Altered immunity:
  • Immunosuppression
  • Immunodeficiency
  • HIV and AIDS
  • Immunostimulation and vaccination
  • Appendices:
  • Comparative sizes
  • Comparative molecular weights
  • Landmarks in the history of immunology
  • Some unsolved problems
  • The CD classification
  • Index

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