Short description Designed as an introductory core text on immunology, Lecture Notes: Immunology successfully provides a concise and student-friendly review of essential immunity and immunopathology topics. Key concepts are introduced in an incremental fashion and build up a thorough overview of the field for the reader.
Closely tailored to the undergraduate immunology curriculum, the new edition features expanded key points summareis throughout and key objectives at the start of each chapter to help the student focus on essential 'take-home' messages. It includes self assessment material with answers and explanations and easily remembered, simple illustrations in two colors.
From the contents Preface to the Sixth Edition.
From the Preface to the First Edition.
Key to symbols used in the figures.
An overview of the immune system.
Part 1 Immunity and the Immune System.
1 The Nature of Immunity.
2 Immune Recognition.
3 Lymphocyte Development and Activation.
4 Lymphocyte Interactions, Cytokines and the Lymphoid System.
5 Immunoglobulins.
6 Complement.
7 Phagocytes.
8 Mast Cells, Basophils and Eosinophils.
9 Killer Cells.
Part 2 Immunopathology.
10 Immunity and Infection.
11 Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiency Disorders.
