TY - BOOK AU - Male, David TI - Immunology SN - 9780808923329 U1 - QW 504 I338 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Elsevier KW - Immunology N1 - Includes bibliography and Index; Contents Section 1: components of the Immune System 1 Introduction to the immune system Components of the Immune System 2 Cells, tissues and organs of the immune system 3 Antibodies 4 Complement 5 T cell receptors and MHC molecules Modes of Immune Response Section 2: Modes of Immune Response 6 Mechanisms of innate immunity 7 Antigen presentation 8 The antibody response 9 Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defence 10 Cell mediated cytotoxicity 11 Regulation of the immune response 12 Immune responses in tissues Defense Against Infectious Agents Section 3: Defence Against Infectious Agents 13 Immunity to viruses 14 Immunity to bacteria and fungi 15 Immunity to protozoa and worms 16 Primary Immunodeficiency 17 AIDS and secondary immunodeficiency 18 Vaccination against infection Immune Responses Against Tissues Section 4: Immune Responses Against Tissues 19 Immunological tolerance 20 Autoimmune disease 21 Transplantation and rejection 22 Tumour immunotherapy Section 5: Hypersensitivity 23.Hypersensitivity Type I hypersensitivity 24 Type II and III hypersensitivity - basic science 25 Type II and III hypersensitivity - clinical 26 Type IV hypersensitivity ER -