Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Basic terms and concepts; 2. Immune responses of invertebrates; 3. Tissues and organs of the immune system; 4. Blood cells in vertebrate immunity; 5. Lymphocytes; 6. Major histocompatibility complex molecules and their relatives; 7. The T-cell and natural killer cell receptors; 8. B-cell receptors, immunoglobulins and Fc receptors; 9. Cell adhesion molecules; 10. Cytokines and their receptors; 11. Mediators and messengers; 12. Complement and complement receptors; 13. Antigens, superantigens and other lymphocyte-activating substances; 14. Measurement of antigen-antibody interactions; 15. Defence reactions mediated by phagocytes; 16. T-lymphocyte and natural killer cell responses; 17. B-lymphocyte responses; 18. Systemic and regional immune responses; 19. Immune response regulation; 20. Immunological tolerance; 21. Defence against invaders; 22. Defence against tumours; 23. Allergies and other hypersensitivities; 24. Allograft reaction; 25. Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases; 26. Immunodeficiency diseases; 27. Immunoprophylaxis; Appendix 1: Amino acids and their symbols; Appendix 2: CD molecules; Index

Reviews

"This book will be of immense interest to all who teach or have a continuing interest in immunology..." -The Lancet on the previous edition "He has written a textbook that captures the sense of molecular and cellular activity characteristic of the immune system and yet encourages understanding at a permanent, fundamental and comprehensive level. I would imagine that by the end of a course with this as the primary text, a student would be able to think (not just memorize) immunology and, as with any language, someone is unlikely to forget once they have been thinking it. This is almost the textbook I have been waiting for - I only hope that Jan Klein can be persuaded to sit down again with it... Then this would surely be the 'faultless and complete textbook.' -Immunology Today