Janeway's immunobiology / by Kenneth Murphy and Casey Weaver

Contents: Part I. An Introduction to Immunobiology and Innate Immunity. Basic Concepts in Immunology -- Innate Immunity : The First Lines of Defense -- The Induced Response of Innate Immunity -- Part II. The Recognition of Antigen. Antigen Recognition by B-cell and T-cell Receptors -- The Generation of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors -- Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes -- Part III. The Development of Mature Lymphocyte Receptor Repertoires. Lymphocyte Receptor Signaling -- The Development and of B and T Lymphocytes -- Part IV. The Adaptive Immune Response. T-Cell-Mediated Immunity -- The Humoral Immune Response -- Integrated Dynamics of Innate and Adaptive Immunity -- The Mucosal Immune System -- Part V. The Immune System in Health and Disease. Failures of Host Defense Mechanisms -- Allergy and Allergic Diseases -- Autoimmunity and Transplantation -- Manipulation of the Immune Response -- Appendices. I. The Immunologist's Toolbox -- II. CD antigens -- III. Cytokines and their Receptors -- IV. Chemokines and their Receptors.