Table of Contents:

Chapter 1.    Introduction and Overview

Chapter 2.     Elements of Innate and Acquired Immunity

Chapter 3.     Immunogens and Antigens

Chapter 4.     Antibody Structure and Function

Chapter 5.     Antigen-Antibody Interactions, Immune Assays, and Experimental Systems

Chapter 6.     The Genetic Basis of Antibody Structure

Chapter 7.     Biology of the B Lymphocyte

Chapter 8.     Biology of the T Lymphocyte

Chapter 9.     The Role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in the Immune Response

Chapter 10.   Activation and Function of T and B Cells

Chapter 11.   Cytokines

Chapter 12.   Tolerance and Autoimmunity

Chapter 13.   Complement

Chapter 14.   Hypersensitivity Reactions:  Antibody-Mediated (Type I) Reactions

Chapter 15.   Hypersensitivity Reactions:  Antibody-Mediated (Type II) Cytotoxic Reactions and Immune Complex (Type III) Reactions

Chapter 16.   Hypersensitivity Reactions:  T Cell-Mediated (Type IV) Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity

Chapter 17.   Immunodeficiency Disorders and Neoplasias of the Lymphoid System

Chapter 18.   Transplantation

Chapter 19.   Tumor Immunology

Chapter 20.   Resistance and Immunization to Infectious Diseases