Rev. ed. of: Immunology / [edited by] Richard A. Goldsby ... [et al.]. 5th ed. c2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction: Overview of the immune system -- Cells and organs of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- Generation of B-cell and T-cell responses: Antigens and antibodies -- Organization and expression of immunoglobulin genes -- Antigen-antibody interactions: principles and applications -- The complement system -- The major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation -- T-cell receptor -- T-cell maturation, activation and differentiation -- B-cell generation, activation and differentiation -- Immune effector mechanisms: Cytokines -- Leukocyte activation and migration -- Cell-mediated cytotoxic responses -- Hypersensitivity reactions -- The immune system in health and disease: Tolerance and autoimmunity -- Transplantation immunology -- Immune response to infectious diseases -- Vaccines -- AIDS and other immunodeficiencies -- Cancer and the immune system -- Experimental systems --