Full Description
This pictorial reference contains more than 1000 illustrations depicting essentially every concept of importance in understanding immunology. Diagrams are included for all levels of understanding. There are some showing basic ideas and others providing a more detailed treatment for specialists. Illustrations in the atlas range from photographs of historical figures to molecular structures of characterized cytokines, major histocompatibility complex molecules, immunoglobulins and molecules of related interest to immunologists.
Contents
History of immunology; molecules, cells and tissues of the immune system; antigens, immunogens, vaccines and immunization; the major histocompatibility complex; antigen presentation; lymphocyte development, immunoglobulin genes and immunoglobulin structure; immunoglobulin properties, synthesis and metabolism; antigen antibody interaction; the thymus and T-lymphocytes; cytokines; the complement system; types I, II, III and IV hypersensitivity; immunoregulation, tolerance and autoimmunity; mucosal immunity; immunohaematology; immunological diseases and immunopathology; immunodeficiencies - congenital and acquired; acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); immunosuppression; transplantation immunology; tumour immunology; immunity against micro-organisms; immunologic methods - measurement of antigens and antibodies.
