From the Book - Fifth edition.
Introduction to the immune system : nomenclature, general properties, and components
Innate immunity : the early defense against infections
Antigen capture and presentation to lymphocytes : what lymphocytes see
Antigen recognition in the adaptive immune system : structure of lymphocyte antigen receptors and development of immune repertoires
T cell-mediated immunity : activation of t lymphocytes by cell-associated antigens
Effector mechanisms of t cell-mediated immunity : functions of t cells in host defense
Humoral immune responses : activation of b lymphocytes and production of antibodies
Effector mechanisms of humoral immunity : elimination of extracellular microbes and toxins
Immunological tolerance and autoimmunity : self-nonself discrimination in the immune system and its failure
Immune responses against tumors and transplants : immunity to noninfectious transformed and foreign cells
Hypersensitivity : disorders caused by immune responses
Congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies : diseases caused by defective immunity.
