Medical immunology

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Medical immunology

edited by Gabriel Virella

M. Dekker, c2001

5th ed, rev. and expanded

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Introduction to medical immunology

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Rev. ed. of : Introduction to medical immunology

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Maintaining the high standard of quality that made previous editions so successful, this totally revised and updated text incorporates the most recent advances in basic and clinical immunology-emphasizing diagnostic and clinical applications as well as state-of-the-art discussions of the principles and strategies for modulation of the immune response and treatment of hypersensitivity, autoimmune, and immune deficiency diseases. Includes clinical case studies as well as end-of-chapter questions-in the USML multiple choice format-for self-evaluation and preparation for licensure and specialty boards! Continuing as the only textbook providing a balanced discussion of basic and clinical immunology, the Fifth Edition of Medical Immunology offers a current review of the basic principles that govern the immune response an updated review of phagocytic cell physiology and functional deficiencies a new comprehensive section on diagnostic immunology extensively revised and updated discussions on tolerance, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivity diseases state-of-the-art discussion of immunosuppression and immunomodulation a modern overview of cancer immunology current discussions on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management of primary and secondary immune deficiency diseases and more! Written by seasoned experts in the field, the Fifth Edition of Medical Immunology is an exceptional text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in immunology in departments of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science; medical fellows, residents, and interns; and practicing physicians taking seminars in clinical immunology.

Table of Contents

Basic Immunology Introduction Gabriel Virella Cells and Tissues Involved in the Immune Response Gabriel Virella and Jean-Michel Goust Major Histocompatibility Complex Jean-Michel Goust The Induction of an Immune Response: Antigens, Lymphocytes and Accessory Cells Gabriel Virella and Barbara E. Bierer Immunoglobulin Structure Gabriel Virella Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Biological Properties of Immunoglobulins Gabriel Virella Genetics of Immunoglobulins Janardan P. Pandey Antigen-Antibody Reactions Gabriel Virella The Complement System Robert Boackle Lymphocyte Ontogeny and Membrane Markers Virginia M. Litwin and Jean-Michel Goust Cell-Mediated Immunity Barbara E. Bierer, Jean-Michel Goust, and Gabriel Virella The Humoral Immune Response and Its Induction by Active Immunization Gabriel Virella Phagocytic Cells Gabriel Virella Infections and Immunity Gabriel Virella Diagnostic Immunology Diagnostic Immunology Gabriel Virella and Virginia M. Litwin Clinical Immunology Tolerance and Autoimmunity George C. Tsokos, Jean-Michel Goust, and Gabriel Virella Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases Gabriel Virella and Jean-Michel Goust Systemic Lupus Erythematosus George C. Tsokos and Jean-Michel Goust Rheumatoid Arthritis Jean-Michel Goust and Gabriel Virella Hypersensitivity Reactions Gabriel Virella IgE-Mediated (Immediate) Hypersensitivity Jean-Michel Goust and Albert F. Finn, Jr. Immunohematology Gabriel Virella and Mary Ann Spivey Immune Complex Diseases Gabriel Virella and George C. Tsokos Immune System Modulators Philip D. Hall, Jean-Michel Goust, and Gabriel Virella Transplantation Immunology Gabriel Virella, Richard Knight, and Jonathan Bromberg Tumor Immunology Sebastiano Gattoni-Celli Malignancies of the Immune System Gabriel Virella and Jean-Michel Goust Immunodeficiency Diseases Diagnosis of Immunodeficiency Diseases Gabriel Virella and John Sleasman Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Gabriel Virella and John Sleasman AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases Gabriel Virella and John Sleasman

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