CiNii Books - Immunology at a glance

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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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