intro to immunology

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perhaps Kathy, Dr Bruce or Mrs G could recommend something better?

I used to have a link online of a 'cartoon' representation of the immune

system

and what cells did what. But the link is no longer there :-(

doris

land

An Introduction

to Immunology

by C. Vaman Rao

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* Includes recently proposed concepts on immune tolerance, T-cell

energy, HLA delivered peptides for immunosuppression, chemokines,

the newly discovered oncogens, and much more

* Covers transplantation immunology and immune tolerance in great

detail

* Provides recent information on viral strategies of immune evasion

and the role of B cells in viral, bacterial, and parasitic disease

* Presents additional information on strategies for the development

of vaccines against different pathogens

* Discusses recent discoveries in the factors involved in rheumatoid

arthritis

* Offers many figures and tables to aid in comprehension

* Contains a glossary for quick reference

In An Introduction to Immunology, the author includes the most recent

information while emphasizing the basic fundamentals of each topic so

that you obtain a broad outline of the subject.

The text elucidates fundamental concepts, such as the origin of the

immune system, innate and acquired immunity, and cells and organs of the

immune system. It discusses recent concepts and ideas regarding innate

and acquired immunity, T-cell and B-cell activation and differentiation

mechanisms, factors involved in rheumatoid arthritis, T-cell clonal

anergy, NK cell receptors, strategies in production of new vaccines

against pathogens, new information on the minor histocompatibility

complex, and much more. Moreover, the author brings you up to date with

the latest developments by reviewing recently proposed concepts on

transplantation immunology, blocking of costimulatory signals, CTLA-4

mediated T-cell inhibition, immune tolerance, NK cell tolerance, HLA

delivered peptides for immunosuppression, and tumor antigens coded by

oncogens.

Covering subject matter based on the immunology course taught by the

author for the past twenty years, Introduction to Immunology is an

excellent text for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as a good

reference book for teachers of biological sciences.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Innate Immunity

3. Acquired Immunity (Adaptive Immunity)

4. Cells and Organs of Immune System

5. Antigens or Immunogens

6. Major and Minor Histocompatibility Complex

7. Antibodies (Immunoglobulins(

8. Antigen Antibody Interactions

9. Immunoglobulin Genes-Organization and Expression

10. B-Cell Maturation, Activation, and Differentiation

11. T-Cell Maturation, Activation, and Differentiation

12. T-Cell and B-Cell Receptors

13. Antigen Processing and Presentation

14. Effector Responses of Cell-Mediated and Humoral Immunity

15. Cytokines

16. Complement System

17. Vaccines

18. Immune Response to Infectious Diseases

19. Hypersensitivity

20. Transplantation Immunology

21. Immunologic Tolerance

22. Immunology of Tumors

23. Autoimmune Diseases

24. Immunodeficiency Diseases