Comprehensive yet concise and easy to read, this updated edition of Immunology for Medical Students effectively explains complex immunology topics and their relevance in clinical practice. Boasting just the right amount of detail for today's busy medical student, it delivers state-of-the-art coverage of the latest scientific and clinical knowledge in the field. Detailed and explanatory illustrations, combined with clinically relevant examples and cases, offer a unique understanding of the human immune system and its role in protecting us from disease. This Student Consult eBook allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices. You'll also access 100 multiple-choice questions to enhance your understanding of the material.
1. Section I Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 1 Introduction to the Immune System - p. 2 3. Chapter 2 Basic Concepts and Components of the Immune System - p. 7 4. Section II Antigen Recognition Molecules - p. 14 5. Chapter 3 Introduction to Antigen Recognition - p. 15 6. Chapter 4 Antigens and Antibody Structure - p. 18 7. Chapter 5 Antibody-Antigen Interaction - p. 25 8. Chapter 6 Antibody Diversity - p. 35 9. Chapter 7 The T-Cell Receptor - p. 44 10. Chapter 8 Major Histocompatibility Complex - p. 51 11. Chapter 9 Review of Antigen Recognition - p. 59 12. Section III Physiology - p. 62 13. Chapter 10 Antigen Processing and Presentation - p. 63 14. Chapter 11 Lymphocyte Activation - p. 69 15. Chapter 12 Hematopoiesis - p. 77 16. Chapter 13 Organs and Tissues of the Immune System - p. 83 17. Chapter 14 B-Cell Development - p. 94 18. Chapter 15 T-Cell Development - p. 101 19. Chapter 16 T-Cell Interactions and T-Cell Help - p. 111 20. Chapter 17 Immunologic Memory and Homeostasis - p. 123 21. Chapter 18 Regulation of the Immune System - p. 128 22. Chapter 19 Brief Review of Immune Physiology - p. 134 23. Section IV Innate Immunity - p. 138 24. Chapter 20 Constitutive Defenses Including Complement - p. 139 25. Chapter 21 Phagocytes - p. 150 26. Chapter 22 Killing in the Immune System - p. 162 27. Chapter 23 Inflammation - p. 172 28. Chapter 24 Cytokines in the Immune System - p. 182 29. Section V Immune System in Health and Disease - p. 190 30. Chapter 25 Infections and Vaccines - p. 191 31. Chapter 26 Hypersensitivity Reactions - p. 200 32. Chapter 27 Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I) - p. 206 33. Chapter 28 How Autoimmune Disease Develops - p. 217 34. Chapter 29 Antibody-Mediated Hypersensitivity (Type II) - p. 231 35. Chapter 30 Immune Complex Disease (Type III Hypersensitivity) - p. 238 36. Chapter 31 Delayed Hypersensitivity (Type IV) and Review of Hypersensitivity Reactions - p. 245 37. Chapter 32 Primary Immunodeficiency - p. 252 38. Chapter 33 Secondary Immunodeficiency - p. 262 39. Chapter 34 Transplantation - p. 270 40. Chapter 35 Tumor Immunology - p. 280 41. Chapter 36 Biopharmaceuticals - p. 290 42. Glossary - p. 297 43. Index - p. 301
Comprehensive yet concise and easy to read, this updated edition of Immunology for Medical Students effectively explains complex immunology topics and their relevance in clinical practice. Boasting just the right amount of detail for today's busy medical student, it delivers state-of-the-art coverage of the latest scientific and clinical knowledge in the field. Detailed and explanatory illustrations, combined with clinically relevant examples and cases, offer a unique understanding of the human immune system and its role in protecting us from disease. This Student Consult eBook allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices. You'll also access 100 multiple-choice questions to enhance your understanding of the material.
1. Section I Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 1 Introduction to the Immune System - p. 2 3. Chapter 2 Basic Concepts and Components of the Immune System - p. 7 4. Section II Antigen Recognition Molecules - p. 14 5. Chapter 3 Introduction to Antigen Recognition - p. 15 6. Chapter 4 Antigens and Antibody Structure - p. 18 7. Chapter 5 Antibody-Antigen Interaction - p. 25 8. Chapter 6 Antibody Diversity - p. 35 9. Chapter 7 The T-Cell Receptor - p. 44 10. Chapter 8 Major Histocompatibility Complex - p. 51 11. Chapter 9 Review of Antigen Recognition - p. 59 12. Section III Physiology - p. 62 13. Chapter 10 Antigen Processing and Presentation - p. 63 14. Chapter 11 Lymphocyte Activation - p. 69 15. Chapter 12 Hematopoiesis - p. 77 16. Chapter 13 Organs and Tissues of the Immune System - p. 83 17. Chapter 14 B-Cell Development - p. 94 18. Chapter 15 T-Cell Development - p. 101 19. Chapter 16 T-Cell Interactions and T-Cell Help - p. 111 20. Chapter 17 Immunologic Memory and Homeostasis - p. 123 21. Chapter 18 Regulation of the Immune System - p. 128 22. Chapter 19 Brief Review of Immune Physiology - p. 134 23. Section IV Innate Immunity - p. 138 24. Chapter 20 Constitutive Defenses Including Complement - p. 139 25. Chapter 21 Phagocytes - p. 150 26. Chapter 22 Killing in the Immune System - p. 162 27. Chapter 23 Inflammation - p. 172 28. Chapter 24 Cytokines in the Immune System - p. 182 29. Section V Immune System in Health and Disease - p. 190 30. Chapter 25 Infections and Vaccines - p. 191 31. Chapter 26 Hypersensitivity Reactions - p. 200 32. Chapter 27 Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I) - p. 206 33. Chapter 28 How Autoimmune Disease Develops - p. 217 34. Chapter 29 Antibody-Mediated Hypersensitivity (Type II) - p. 231 35. Chapter 30 Immune Complex Disease (Type III Hypersensitivity) - p. 238 36. Chapter 31 Delayed Hypersensitivity (Type IV) and Review of Hypersensitivity Reactions - p. 245 37. Chapter 32 Primary Immunodeficiency - p. 252 38. Chapter 33 Secondary Immunodeficiency - p. 262 39. Chapter 34 Transplantation - p. 270 40. Chapter 35 Tumor Immunology - p. 280 41. Chapter 36 Biopharmaceuticals - p. 290 42. Glossary - p. 297 43. Index - p. 301
