Contributors
1.Introduction to the immune system
2.Cells,Tissues and organs of the immune system
3.Cell migration and imflammation
4.Antibodies
5.T-cell receptors and major histo-compatility complex molecules
6.Antigen presentation
7.Cytokines and cytokine receptors
8.Cell coooperation the antibody response
9.Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defence
10.Cell-mediated cytotoxicity
11.Regulation of the immune response
12.Immunological tolerance
13.Evolution of immunity
14.Immunity to virses
15.Immunity to bacteria and fungi
16.Immunity to protozoa and worms
17.Vacination
18.Tumour immunology
19.Primary immunodeficiency
20.Secondery immunodeficiency
21.Hypersensitvity-TypeⅠ
22.Hypersensitvity-TypeⅡ
23.Hypersensitvity-TypeⅢ
24.Hypersensitvity-TypeⅣ
25.Transplantation and rejection
26.Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease
27.Immunological techniques
Appendices
Glossary
Explanations for critical thinking and case studies
Index