Fundamental Immunology -- CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- SECTION I Introduction to Immunology -- The Immune System -- History of Immunology -- SECTION II Organization and Evolution of the -- Lymphoid Tissues and Organs -- Evolution of the Immune System -- SECTION III Immunoglobulins and B Lymphocytes -- Immunoglobulins: Structure and Function -- Immunoglobulins: Molecular Genetics -- Antigen-Antibody Interactions and Monoclonal Antibodies -- B-Lymphocyte Development and Biology -- B-Lymphocyte Receptors, Signaling Mechanisms, and Activation -- B-Lymphocyte Responses -- SECTION IV T-Lymphocytes -- T-Cell Antigen Receptors -- Mechanisms of T-Lymphocyte Signaling and Activation -- T-Lymphocyte Developmental Biology -- Peripheral T Lymphocyte Responses and Function -- SECTION V The Intersection of Innate and Adaptive Immunity -- The Innate Immune System -- Dendritic Cells -- Natural Killer Cells -- CD1d-Restricted Natural Killer T Cells -- Macrophages and Phagocytosis -- Granulocytes and Mast Cells -- The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Its Proteins -- Antigen Processing and Presentation -- SECTION VI Induction, Regulation, and Effector Functions of the Immune Response -- Immunogenicity and Antigen Structure -- Fc Receptors and Their Role in Immune Regulation and Infl ammation -- Type I Cytokines and Interferons, and Their Receptors -- The Interleukin-1 Family -- Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Cytokines in Immunity -- Chemokines -- Helper T-Cell Differentiation and Plasticity -- Programmed Cell Death -- Immunologic Memory -- Immunologic Tolerance -- Regulatory/Suppressor T Cells -- The Mucosal Immune System -- Neurophysiologic Refl ex Mechanisms in Immunology -- Complement -- Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity -- SECTION VII Immunity to Infectious Agents -- The Immune Response to Parasites -- Immunity to Viruses.

Immunity to Intracellular Bacteria -- Immunity to Extracellular Bacteria -- Immunology of Human Immunodefi ciency Virus Infection -- Vaccines -- SECTION VIII Immunologic Mechanisms in Disease -- Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases -- Immunologic Mechanisms of Allergic Disorders -- Transplantation Immunology -- Cancer Immunology -- Inborn Errors of Immunity -- INDEX -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 17 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 18 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 19 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 20 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 21 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 22 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 23 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 24 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 25 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 26 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 27 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 28 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 29 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 30 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 31 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 32 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 33 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 34 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 35 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 36 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 37 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 38 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 39 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 40 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 41 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 42 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 43 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 44 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 45 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 46 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 47 REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 48 REFERENCES.