Contents

Part I: An Introduction to Immunobiology and Innate Immunity
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in Immunology
Chapter 2: Innate Immunity: The First Lines of Defense
Chapter 3: The Induced Responses of Innate Immunity
Part II: The Recognition of Antigen
Chapter 4: Antigen Recognition by B-cell and T-cell Receptors
Chapter 5: The Generation of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors
Chapter 6: Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes
Part III: The Development of Mature Lymphocyte Receptor Repertoires
Chapter 7: Lymphocyte Receptor Signaling
Chapter 8: The Development and of B and T Lymphocytes
Part IV: The Adaptive Immune Response
Chapter 9: T Cell-Mediated Immunity
Chapter 10: The Humoral Immune Response
Chapter 11: Integrated Dynamics of Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Chapter 12: The Mucosal Immune System
Part V: The Immune System in Health and Disease
Chapter 13: Failures of Host Defense Mechanisms
Chapter 14: Allergy and Allergic Diseases
Chapter 15: Autoimmunity and Transplantation
Chapter 16: Manipulation of the Immune Response.