How the immune system works / Lauren Sompayrac. -- seven edition. -- Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2023. – (63.17/S697/7th ed.)

Contents

Acknowledgments, viii
How to Use This Book, ix
About the Companion Website, x
LECTURE 1 An Overview, l
LECTURE 2 The Innate Immune System, 12
LECTURE 3 B Cells and Antibodies, 26
LECTURE 4 The Magic of Antigen Presentation, 40
LECTURE 5 T Cell Activation, 52
LECTURE 6 T Cells at Work, 60
LECTURE 7 Secondary Lymphoid Organs and Lymphocyte Trafficking, 69
LECTURE 8 Restraining tile Immune System, 82
LECTURE 9 Self Tolerance and MHC Restriction, 86
LECTURE 10 Immunological Memory, 97
LECTURE 11 The Intestinal Immune System, 103
LECTURE 12 The Immune System Gone Wrong, 110
LECTURE 13 Immunodeficiency, 119
LECTURE 14 Vaccines, 125
LECTURE 15 Cancer and the immune System, 132
LECTURE 16 Immunotherapy, 139
LECTURE 17 COVID-19 and file Immune System, 146
Glossary, 154
Acronyms and Abbreviations, 158
Index, 159