Schaum’s Outline of Theory & Problems of Immunology

George Pinchuk0071373667, 9780071373661

Table of contents :
Preface……Page 1
1. Overview of Immunity and the Immune System……Page 2
2. Cells, Tissues, and Organs of the Immune System……Page 14
3. Antibodies and Antigens……Page 33
4. Maturation of B Lymphocytes and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes……Page 56
5. The Major Histocompatibility Complex……Page 78
6. Antigen Processing and Presentation……Page 95
7. T-Lymphocyte Antigen Recognition and Activation……Page 109
8. B-Lymphocyte Activation and Antibody Production……Page 129
9. Immunologic Tolerance……Page 144
10. Cytokines……Page 159
11. Innate Immunity……Page 183
12. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity……Page 200
13. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity……Page 213
14. Immunity to Microbes……Page 238
15. Transplantation Immunology……Page 254
16. Immunity to Tumors……Page 271
17. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases……Page 283
18. Immunodeficiencies……Page 294
Index……Page 311