Cellular and Molecular Immunology: 1st SAE


Author: Abbas
Edition: 1st, SAE
ISBN: 9788131248928
Language: English
Published: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier India

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.

Cellular and Molecular Immunology: 1st SAE

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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

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