Immunology (Paperback, 7 ed)

Preface to the seventh edition vii

From the preface to the first edition viii

Key to symbols used in this edition ix

Overview of the immune system x

Part 1 Immunity and the Immune System

1 The nature of immunity 3

2 Immune recognition 14

3 Lymphocyte development and activation 34

4 Lymphocyte interactions, cytokines and the lymphoid system 45

5 Immunoglobulins 63

6 Complement 79

7 Phagocytes 87

8 Mast cells, basophils and eosinophils 94

9 Killer cells 101

Part 2 Immunopathology

10 Immunity and infection 111

11 Primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders 126

12 The generation of tissuei¿½]damaging responses 148

13 Mechanisms of immunological tissue damage 167

14 Lymphoproliferative disease 179

15 Transplantation 191

16 Immunological therapy 203

Part 3 Self-assessment: answers

Self-assessment: answers 215

Index 000