Cellular and Molecular Immunology (Paperback)

Cellular and Molecular Immunology takes a comprehensive yet straightforward approach to the latest developments in this active and fast-changing field. Drs. Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, and Shiv Pillai present sweeping updates in this new edition to cover antigen receptors and signal transduction in immune cells, mucosal and skin immunity, cytokines, leukocyte-endothelial interaction, and more. In print and online with additional resources, this reference is the up-to-date and readable textbook you need to master the complex subject of immunology.

Key Features
* Access the fully searchable text online at www.studentconsult.com, along with an image bank, animations, self-assessment questions, additional tables, and a glossary of immunology terms.
* Recognize the clinical relevance of the immunology through discussions of the implications of immunologic science for the management of human disease.
* 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.
* Stay abreast of the latest advances in immunology and molecular biology through extensive updates that cover cytokines, innate immunity, leukocyte-endothelial interactions, signaling, costimulation, and more.
* Visualize immunologic processes more effectively through a completely revised art program with redrawn figures, a brighter color palette, and more 3-dimensional art.
* Find information more quickly and easily through a reorganized chapter structure and a more logical flow of material.

About the Author
Abul K. Abbas MBBS, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA; Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA and Shiv Pillai, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA

Table of Contents
* Chapter 1: Properties and Overview of Immune Responses
* Chapter 2: Cells and Tissues of the Immune System
* Chapter 3: Leukocyte Migration into Tissues
* Chapter 4: Innate Immunity
* Chapter 5: Antibodies and Antigens
* Chapter 6: Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules and Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes
* Chapter 7: Immune Receptors and Signal Transduction
* Chapter 8: Lymphocyte Development and Antigen Receptor Gene Rearrangement
* Chapter 9: Activation of T Lymphocytes
* Chapter 10: Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
* Chapter 11: B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
* Chapter 12: Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
* Chapter 13: Regional Immunity: Specialized Immune Responses in Epithelial and Immune Privileged Tissues
* Chapter 14: Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity
* Chapter 15: Immunity to Microbes
* Chapter 16: Transplantation Immunology
* Chapter 17: Immunity to Tumors
* Chapter 18: Hypersensitivity Disorders
* Chapter 19: IgE-Dependent Immune Responses and Allergic Disease
* Chapter 20: Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiences