ABSTRACT

With an abundance of illustrations, diagrams, and algorithms, this sixth edition of Medical Immunology provides a reader-friendly review of critical material on the current diagnostic and clinical applications of immunology. Organized into four sections that describe clinical applications, methodological advances, immunological diseases, and innova

chapter |8 pages

Part I: BASIC IMMUNOLOGY

chapter 3|12 pages

Major Histocompatibility Complex

chapter 5|10 pages

Immunoglobulin Structure

chapter 7|10 pages

Genetics of Immunoglobulins

chapter 8|10 pages

Antigen–Antibody Reactions

chapter 9|20 pages

Complement System

chapter 10|22 pages

Lymphocyte Ontogeny and Membrane Markers

chapter 11|24 pages

Cell-Mediated Immunity

chapter 13|10 pages

Phagocytosis

chapter 14|18 pages

Infections and Immunity

chapter |22 pages

Part II: DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOLOGY

chapter |20 pages

Part III: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

chapter 17|18 pages

Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases

chapter 18|12 pages

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

chapter 19|12 pages

Rheumatoid Arthritis

chapter 20|10 pages

Hypersensitivity Reactions

chapter 22|14 pages

Immunohematology

chapter 23|12 pages

Immune Complex Diseases

chapter 24|22 pages

Immune System Modulators

chapter 25|12 pages

Transplantation Immunology

chapter 26|10 pages

Tumor Immunology

chapter 27|18 pages

Lymphocyte and Plasma Cell Malignancies

chapter 28|12 pages

Diagnosis of Immunodeficiency Diseases

chapter 29|20 pages

Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases