Immunology at a Glance

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Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

Immunology at a Glance is designed to be a concise, readily accessible introduction and revision aid for undergraduate medical and science students. Following the now familiar, easy-to-use format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points. The seventh edition of this popular immunology textbook has been completely updated to ensure that core knowledge about immunology is summarized in the 'at a glance' format. Immunology At A Glance will continue to appeal to all students of biomedical science and medicine who want a quick, yet thorough grasp of immunology. Condenses the subject into 41 double-page spreads, each corresponding roughly to a 50 minute lecture. Presents a schematic diagram on the left page and a concise explanation on the right showing the mechanisms involved in immunological processes. Has been completely updated with particular emphasis on recent understanding of the genetic basis of immune responses Immunology at a Glance will continue to appeal to all students of biomedical science and medicine who want a quick, yet thorough, grasp of immunology.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 6
Acknowledgementsp. 6
Note on the seventh editionp. 6
How to use this bookp. 7
Further readingp. 7
Immunity
The scope of immunologyp. 8
Natural and adaptive immune mechanismsp. 10
Evolution of immune mechanismsp. 12
Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic systemp. 14
Natural immunity
Complementp. 16
Acute inflammationp. 18
Phagocytic cells: the reticulo-endothelial systemp. 20
Phagocytosisp. 22
Adaptive immunity
The cellular basis
Lymphocytesp. 24
Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesisp. 26
Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte trafficp. 28
The molecular basis
Evolution of recognition molecules--the immunoglobulin superfamilyp. 30
The major histocompatibility complexp. 32
The T cell receptorp. 34
Antibody diversification and synthesisp. 36
Antibody structure and functionp. 38
The adaptive immune response
Antigen recognition and processingp. 40
The antibody responsep. 42
Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexesp. 44
Cell-mediated immune responsesp. 46
Regulation
Tolerancep. 48
Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networksp. 50
The cytokine networkp. 52
Immunity, hormones and the brainp. 54
Potentially useful immunity
Anti-microbial immunity: a general schemep. 56
Immunity to virusesp. 58
Immunity to bacteriap. 60
Immunity to fungip. 62
Immunity to protozoap. 64
Immunity to wormsp. 66
Immunity to tumoursp. 68
Undesirable effects of immunity
Harmful immunity: a general schemep. 70
Allergy and anaphylaxisp. 72
Immune complexes, complement and diseasep. 74
Chronic and cell-mediated inflammationp. 76
Autoimmunityp. 78
Transplant rejectionp. 80
Altered immunity
Immunosuppressionp. 82
Immunodeficiencyp. 84
HIV and AIDSp. 86
Immunostimulation and vaccinationp. 88
Appendices
Comparative sizesp. 90
Comparative molecular weightsp. 90
Landmarks in the history of immunologyp. 91
Some unsolved problemsp. 91
The CD classificationp. 92
Indexp. 94
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