Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Immunology, 2nd ed.

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Table of Contents
UNIT 1: SENSE OF BEING: THE CONCEPT OF SELF AND SELF/NON-SELF RECOGNITION
Chapter 1: The Need for Self Recognition
Chapter 2: Antigens and Receptors
UNIT 2: THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Chapter 3: Barriers to Infection
Chapter 4: Cells of the Innate Immune System
Chapter 5: Innate Immune Function
UNIT 3: THE ADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Chapter 6: Molecules of Adaptive Immunity
Chapter 7: Cells and Organs
Chapter 8: Generation of Immune Diversity: Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors
Chapter 9: Lymphocyte Development: B Cells and T Cells
Chapter 10: Lymphocyte Activation
Chapter 11: Lymphocyte Function
Chapter 12: Regulation of Adaptive Responses
UNIT 4: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF IMMUNITY
Chapter 13: The Well Patient, Or How Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses Maintain Health
Chapter 14: Hypersensitivity States
Chapter 15: Immunodeficiency
Chapter 16: Autoimmunity
Chapter 17: Transplantation
Chapter 18: Immune Pharmacotherapy
Chapter 19: Tumor Immunity
Chapter 20: Measurement of Immune Function
Review Questions
Abbreviations List
Glossary

NOTE: Each chapter includes an Overview, a Chapter Summary, Study Questions, and Answers and Explanations