Previous ed. cataloged under: Benjamini, Eli.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview -- Elements of innate and acquired immunity -- Immunogens and antigens -- Antibody structure and function -- Antigen-antibody interactions, immune assays, and experimental systems -- The genetic basis of antibody structure -- Biology of the B lymphocyte -- Biology of the T lymphocyte -- The role of the major histocompatability complex in the immune response -- Activation and function of T and B cells by antigen -- Cytokines -- Tolerance, and autoimmunity -- Complement -- Hypersensitivity reactions: antibody-mediated (type I) reactions -- Hypersensitivity reactions: antibody-mediated (type II) cytotoxic reactions and immune complex (type III) reactions -- Hypersensitivity reactions: T-cell-mediated (type IV) delayed-type hypersensitivity -- Immunodeficiency disorders and neoplasias of the lymphoid system -- Transplantation -- Tumor immunology -- Resistance and immunization to infectious diseases.

All Ages.