Immunology. Richard Coico

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      5  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      6  CONTRIBUTORS

      7  PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO THE EIGHTH EDITION

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      9  ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE

      10  1 OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY HEMATOPOIESIS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM CLONAL SELECTION THEORY ACTIVE, PASSIVE, AND ADOPTIVE IMMUNIZATION HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNITY IMMUNE BALANCE GENERATION OF DIVERSITY IN THE IMMUNE RESPONSE BENEFITS OF IMMUNOLOGY DAMAGING EFFECTS OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE THE FUTURE OF IMMUNOLOGY THE SHORT COURSE BEGINS HERE REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

      11  2 CELLS AND TISSUES OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM MAJOR HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION AND RECIRCULATION THE FATE OF ANTIGEN AFTER PENETRATION REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS

      12  3 CELLS OF THE INNATE IMMUNITY INTRODUCTION PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BARRIERS OF INNATE IMMUNITY CELLS OF THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM PATTERN RECOGNITION: A MAJOR FEATURE OF INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES COMPLEMENT THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS

      13  4 COMPLEMENT INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION REGULATION OF COMPLEMENT ACTIVITY BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF COMPLEMENT COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCIES REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS

      14  5 IMMUNOGENS AND ANTIGENS INTRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMMUNOGENICITY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESPONSES ANTIGENICITY AND ANTIGEN‐BINDING SITE EPITOPES RECOGNIZED BY B CELLS AND T CELLS MAJOR CLASSES OF ANTIGENS BINDING OF ANTIGEN WITH ANTIGEN‐SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES OR T CELLS CROSS‐REACTIVITY ADJUVANTS REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS

      15  6 ANTIBODY STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND INTERACTIONS WITH ANTIGEN INTRODUCTION ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS STRUCTURE OF LIGHT AND HEAVY CHAINS DOMAINS HINGE REGION VARIABLE REGION IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIANTS STRUCTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF IGG STRUCTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF IGM STRUCTURAL