(Ebook) Primer to The Immune Response by Tak W. Mak, Mary E. Saunders ISBN 9780123741639, 9780080569659, 0123741637, 008056965X

(Ebook) Primer to The Immune Response by Tak W. Mak, Mary E. Saunders ISBN 9780123741639, 9780080569659, 0123741637, 008056965X

Primer to The Immune Response is an invaluable resource for college students, university undergraduates and students in medicine and other health professions who need a concise but complete and understandable introduction to immunology. This book is written in the same engaging conversational style as the published reference book The Immune Response: Basic and Clinical Principles and conveys the same fascinating appeal of immunology. The authors bring clarity, readability and continuity of voice to an audience that requires only a brief survey of the most fundamental concepts in basic and clini. Read more... Front cover; Primer to The Immune Response; Copyright page; Preface to the Text; Preface to the Immunomovie; Biographies; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; PART I: BASIC IMMUNOLOGY; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Immune Response; A. Historical Orientation; B. The Nature of the Immune Response; C. Types of Immune Responses: Innate and Adaptive; D. Interplay between the Innate and Adaptive Responses; E. Clinical Immunology; Chapter 2: Components of the Immune System; A. Cells of the Immune System; B. How Leukocytes Communicate; C. Lymphoid Tissues; D. Cellular Movement in the Immune System. Chapter 3: Innate ImmunityA. Non-Induced Innate Mechanisms; B. Induced Innate Mechanisms; Chapter 4: The B Cell Receptor: Proteins and Genes; A. Immunoglobulin Proteins; B. Immunoglobulin Genes; C. Antigen-Antibody Interaction; Chapter 5: B Cell Development, Activation and Effector Functions; A.B Cell Development: Maturation Phase; B.B Cell Development: Differentiation Phase; C. Effector Functions of Antibodies; D. Immunoglobulin Isotypes in Biological Context; Chapter 6: The Major Histocompatibility Complex; A. Overview of the Major Histocompatibility Complex. B. MHC Class I and Class II ProteinsC. MHC Class I and Class II Genes; D. Physiology of the MHC; Chapter 7: Antigen Processing and Presentation; A. Overview of Antigen Processing and Presentation; B. Exogenous Antigen Processing; C. Endogenous Antigen Processing; D. Cross-Presentation on MHC Class I; E. Other Methods of Antigen Presentation; Chapter 8: The T Cell Receptor: Proteins and Genes; A. TCR Proteins and Associated Molecules; B. TCR Genes; C. TCR-Antigen Interaction; Chapter 9: T Cell Development, Activation and Effector Functions; A.T Cell Development; B.T Cell Activation. C. Th Cell Differentiation and Effector FunctionD. Tc Cell Differentiation and Effector Function; E. Control of Effector T Cells; F. Memory T Cells; Chapter 10: Regulation of Immune Responses in the Periphery; A. Self Tolerance of Lymphocytes in the Periphery; B. Control of Lymphocyte Responses in the Periphery; C. Special Tolerance Situations; D. Experimental Tolerance; Chapter 11: NK, gd T and NKT Cells; A. Natural Killer (NK) Cells; B. gd T Cells; C. NKT Cells; Chapter 12: Mucosal and Cutaneous Immunity; A. Mucosal Immunity; B. Cutaneous Immunity; PART II: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. Chapter 13: Immunity to InfectionA. The Nature of Pathogens and Disease; B. Innate Defense against Pathogens; C. Immunity to Extracellular Bacteria; D. Immunity to Intracellular Bacteria; E. Immunity to Viruses; F. Immunity to Parasites; G. Immunity to Fungi; H. Prions; Chapter 14: Vaccination; A. Vaccine Design; B. Types of Vaccines; C. Adjuvants and Delivery Vehicles; D. Prophylactic Vaccines; E. The "Dark Side" of Vaccines; F. Passive Immunization; G. Future Directions; Chapter 15: HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; A. What Is HIV?; B. HIV Infection and AIDS