Description
Test Bank for Basic Immunology 6th Edition by Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, Shiv Pillai, ISBN: 9780323639132, ISBN: 9780323639118
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Immune System Nomenclature, General Properties, and Components
2 Innate Immunity The Early Defense Against Infections
3 Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes What Lymphocytes See
4 Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System Structure of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors and Development of Immune Repertoires
5 T Cell–Mediated Immunity Activation of T Lymphocytes
6 Effector Mechanisms of T Cell–Mediated Immunity Functions of T Cells in Host Defense
7 Humoral Immune Responses Activation of B Lymphocytes and Production of Antibodies
8 Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity Elimination of Extracellular Microbes and Toxins
9 Immunological Tolerance and Autoimmunity Self-Nonself Discrimination in the Immune System and Its Failure
10 Immune Responses Against Tumors and Transplants Immunity to Noninfectious Transformed and Foreign Cells
11 Hypersensitivity Disorders Caused by Immune Responses
12 Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies Diseases Caused by Defective Immunity Selected Readings
