Cellular and molecular immunology Upplaga 3

Introduction to immunology -- General properties of immune responses -- Cells and tissues of the immune system -- Lymphocyte specificity and activation -- Antibodies and antigens -- Maturation of B lymphocytes and expression of immunoglobulin genes -- Major histocompatibility complex -- Antigen processing and presentation to T lymphocytes -- Molecular basis of T cell antigen recognition and activation -- T cell maturation in the thymus -- B cell activation and antibody production -- Regulation of immune responses -- Functional anatomy of local and systemic immune responses -- Effector mechanisms of immune responses -- Cytokines -- Effector mechanisms of T cell-mediated immune reactions -- Effector mechanisms of immunoglobulin E-initiated immune reactions -- Complement system -- Immunity in defense and disease -- Immunity to microbes -- Immune responses to tissue transplants -- Immunity to tumors -- Self-tolerance and autoimmunity -- Immune-mediated tissue injury and disease -- Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies.