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A simple, basic introductory immunology text that explains students' frequently asked questions. Students meeting the subject for the first time can be daunted by its complexity and the amount of jargon. This concise introductory text aims to overcome these problems by focusing on why the immune system is as it is...an approach based on varied teaching experience.
Contents
1. The Threat of the Body - the Role and Requirements of the Immune System. 2. The Immediate Response to Infection - Innate Immunity and the Inflammatory Response. 3. Specific Immune Recognition - The Antibody Molecule. 4. Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Antibody Production. 5. T-lymphocytes and MHC-Associated Recognition of Antigen. 6. Generation of Diversity - How to T- and B-cells Generate so Many Different Variants of their Antigen Receptors. 7. Lymphocyte Activation and the Generation of Effector Cells. 8. Generation of Immune Responses in Viro. 9. Effector Mechanisms: Dealing with Pathogens in Vivo 10. 1) Antibody Mediated Responses. Effector Mechanisms: Dealing with Pathogens in Vivo 11. 2) Cell-Mediated Immunity. 12. Lymphocyte Development and Immunological Tolerance. 13. Autoimmune Diseases. 14. Allergy and Other Antibody Mediated Hypersensitivities 15. AIDS
