Textbook Of Immunology

Contents  Preface 1 Introduction To The Immune System 2 Antigens 3 Immunoglobulins: Structural And Functional Basis Of Antibody Diversity 4 Antigen-Antibody Interaction 5 Generation, Activation And Differentiation Of Lymphocytes 6 Major Histocompatibility Complex 7 Complement 8 Tolerance And Immunosuppression 9 Hypersensitivity 10 Transplantation And Immunosuppression 11 Tumour Immunology 12 Autoimmunity 13 Immunodeficiency 14 Vaccines 15 Cytokines Answers Index 

Primarily intended as a textbook for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, this compact and well organized text covers all the aspects of immunology.

The strength of this book is its complete coverage of all the key topics in modern immunology without excessive detail or theoretical discussion. Each chapter is enriched with numerous well-labelled illustrations. Beginning with an introduction to the immune system including different types of immunity, immunogens and immunoglobulins, this text covers the basic concepts of antigen--antibody interaction and various methods of determining them. It also includes topics on lymphocytes, Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and its classes, graft rejection, and complement pathways. The book concludes with a description on different types of vaccines, and cytokines which are a group of regulatory proteins.