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Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health and Disease. 5th edition.
Janeway CA Jr, Travers P, Walport M, et al.
New York: Garland Science; 2001.
Table of contents
Autoimmune responses are directed against self antigens.
The production of armed effector T cells.
Manipulating the immune response to fight infection.
Interaction with self antigens selects some lymphocytes for survival but eliminates others.
B-cell activation by armed helper T cells.
Effector mechanisms in allergic reactions.
The course of the adaptive response to infection.
Antigen receptor structure and signaling pathways.
The rearrangement of antigen-receptor gene segments controls lymphocyte development.
Antigen recognition by T cells.
Principles of innate and adaptive immunity.
The generation of T-cell receptor ligands.
The major histocompatibility complex and its functions.
Self-tolerance and its loss.
Responses to alloantigens and transplant rejection.
Extrinsic regulation of unwanted immune responses.
The mucosal immune system.
Induced innate responses to infection.
General principles of transmembrane signaling.
The structure of a typical antibody molecule.
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