Kuby Immunology.
Thomas J. Kindt, Richard A. Goldsby and Barbara A. Osborne.
- 6th ed.
- New York: W.H. Freeman, 2007.
- xxii, 574, A-31, G-12, AN-27, I-27 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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 --