Cellular and Molecular Immunology: First South Asia Edition

Description

The top required and recommended immunology text worldwide, Cellular and Molecular Immunology by Drs. Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. H. Lichtman, and Shiv Pillai, is a clear, well-written, and superbly illustrated introduction to the field. The First South Asia Edition retains a practical, clinical focus while updating and revising all content to ensure clarity and comprehension, bringing readers fully up to date with new and emerging information in this challenging area.

Key Features

• Highlights the implications of immunologic science for the management of human disease, emphasizing clinical relevance throughout.
• Provides a highly visual, full-color description of the key immunologic and molecular processes with a fully updated, comprehensive, and consistent art program.
• Helps readers grasp the details of experimental observations that form the basis for the science of immunology at the molecular, cellular, and whole-organism levels and draw the appropriate conclusions.
• Includes summary boxes that assist with rapid review and mastery of key material.

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 Properties and Overview of Immune Responses
2. Chapter 2 Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
3. Chapter 3 Leukocyte Circulation and Migration into Tissues
4. Chapter 4 Innate Immunity
5. Chapter 5 Antibodies and Antigens
6. Chapter 6 Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes and the Functions of MHC Molecules
7. Chapter 7 Immune Receptors and Signal Transduction
8. Chapter 8 Lymphocyte Development and Antigen Receptor Gene Rearrangement
9. Chapter 9 Activation of T Lymphocytes
10. Chapter 10 Differentiation and Functions of CD4+ Effector T Cells
11. Chapter 11 Differentiation and Functions of CD8+ Effector T Cells
12. Chapter 12 B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
13. Chapter 13 Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
14. Chapter 14 Specialized Immunity at Epithelial Barriers and in Immune Privileged Tissues
15. Chapter 15 Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity
16. Chapter 16 Immunity to Microbes
17. Chapter 17 Transplantation Immunology
18. Chapter 18 Immunity to Tumors
19. Chapter 19 Hypersensitivity Disorders
20. Chapter 20 Allergy
21. Chapter 21 Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies
22. Appendix I Glossary
23. Appendix II Cytokines
24. Appendix III Principle Features of Selected CD Molecules
25. Appendix IV Laboratory Techniques Commonly Used in Immunology

Author Biography

Abul Abbas

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Andrew Lichtman

Affiliations and Expertise

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Shiv Pillai

Affiliations and Expertise

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA