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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
The production of armed effector T cells.
Autoimmune responses are directed against self antigens.
B-cell activation by armed helper T cells.
Manipulating the immune response to fight infection.
Interaction with self antigens selects some lymphocytes for survival but eliminates others.
The course of the adaptive response to infection.
Effector mechanisms in allergic reactions.
Antigen recognition by T cells.
The rearrangement of antigen-receptor gene segments controls lymphocyte development.
Antigen receptor structure and signaling pathways.
Principles of innate and adaptive immunity.
The generation of T-cell receptor ligands.
Self-tolerance and its loss.
The major histocompatibility complex and its functions.
The mucosal immune system.
Induced innate responses to infection.
Responses to alloantigens and transplant rejection.
Extrinsic regulation of unwanted immune responses.
Using the immune response to attack tumors.
The destruction of antibody-coated pathogens via Fc receptors.
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