Immunology /
Roitt ... [et al.].
- 6th ed.
- x, 480 p. col. ill. 28 cm.
"Student Consult"--Cover.
Includes bibliograhical references and index.
Introduction to the immune system -- Cells, tissues, and organs of the immune system -- Antibodies -- Complement -- T cell receptors and MHC molecules -- Mechanisms of innate immunity -- Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defense -- Antigen presentation -- Cell cooperation in the antibody response -- Cell-mediated cytotoxicity -- Regulation of the immune response -- Immune responses in tissues -- Immunity to viruses -- Immunity to bacteria and fungi -- Immunity to protozoa and worms -- Primary immunodeficiencies -- AIDS, secondary immunodeficiency and immunosuppression -- Vaccination -- Immunological tolerance -- Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease -- Transplantation and rejection -- Immunity to cancers -- Immediate hypersensitivity (type I) -- Hypersensitivity (type II) -- Hypersensitivity (type III) -- Hypersensitivity (type IV)
This textbook teaches the basic and clinical immunology concepts.