Fundamental immunology (6^th Ed.)

The textbook that has defined the field of immunology since 1984 is now in its thoroughly revised and updated Sixth Edition. This comprehensive, up-to-date text will be of interest to graduate students,post-doctoral fellows, basic and clinical immunologists, microbiologists and infectious disease physicians, and any physician treating diseases in which immunologic mechanisms play a role. This edition features expanded coverage of regulatory T cells, innate immunity, and dendritic cells. Additional chapters on cytokines are also included.

Section I : Introduction. The Immune System. Section II : Organization and evolution of the immune system. Lymphoid Tissues & Organs. Evolution of the Immune System. Section III : Immunoglobulins and B lymphocytes. Immunoglobulins : Structure & Function. Antigen Antibody Interactions and Monoclonal Antibodies. Immunoglobulins : Molecular Genetics. Lymphocyte Development. B Lymphocyte Signaling Mechanisms and Activation. B Lymphocyte Biology. Section IV : T lymphocytes. T Cell Antigen Receptors. T Lymphocyte Signaling Mechanisms and Activation. Development of T Cells. Peripheral T Lymphocyte Responses and Function. Section V : The intersection of innate and adaptative immunity. Innate Immunity. Dendritic Cells. Natural Killer Cells. NK T Cells and Other Innate-Like T and B Lineages. Macrophages and Phagocytosis. Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Molecules : Structure, Function, and Genetics. Cell Biology of Processing and Presentation. Section VI : Regulation and effector functions of the immune response. Immunogenicity and Antigen Structure. Fc Receptors and Their Role in Immune Regulation and Inflammation. Type I Cytokines and Interferons and Their Receptors. Interleukin-1 Family of Ligands and Receptors. TNF-related Cytokines in Immunity,