Schaum’s Outline of Theory & Problems of Immunology

Preface......Page 2
1. Overview of Immunity and the Immune System......Page 3
2. Cells, Tissues, and Organs of the Immune System......Page 15
3. Antibodies and Antigens......Page 34
4. Maturation of B Lymphocytes and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes......Page 57
5. The Major Histocompatibility Complex......Page 79
6. Antigen Processing and Presentation......Page 96
7. T-Lymphocyte Antigen Recognition and Activation......Page 110
8. B-Lymphocyte Activation and Antibody Production......Page 130
9. Immunologic Tolerance......Page 145
10. Cytokines......Page 160
11. Innate Immunity......Page 184
12. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity......Page 201
13. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity......Page 214
14. Immunity to Microbes......Page 239
15. Transplantation Immunology......Page 255
16. Immunity to Tumors......Page 272
17. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases......Page 284
18. Immunodeficiencies......Page 295
Index......Page 313