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Author:   David Male (Professor of Biology, Department of Life Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK) ,  R. Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD (Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA) ,  Victoria Male (Sir Henry Dale Fellow, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   10th edition
Weight:   1.260kg
ISBN:  

9780443245961

ISBN 10:   0443245967
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   25 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 The Immune System and Innate Immunity 1. Introduction to the Immune System 2. Cells, Tissues and Organs of the Immune System 3. Mechanisms of Innate Immunity 4. Complement 5. Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immune Defence SECTION 2 Adaptive Immune Responses 6. T-Cell Receptors and Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules 7. Antigen Presentation 8. Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity 9. B-Cell Development and the Antibody Response 10. Antibodies 11. Immunological Tolerance 12. Regulation of the Immune Response 13. Immune Responses in Tissues SECTION 3 Defence Against Infectious Agents 14. Immunity to Viruses 15. Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi 16. Immunity to Protozoa and Worms 17. Vaccination SECTION 4 Immunodeficiency 18. Primary Immunodeficiencies 19. AIDS, Secondary Immunodeficiency and Immunosuppression SECTION 5 Immune Responses Against Tissues 20. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease 21. Transplantation and Rejection 22. Immunity to Cancers SECTION 6 Hypersensitivity 23. Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I) 24. Hypersensitivity (Type II) 25. Hypersensitivity (Type III) 26. Hypersensitivity (Type IV)

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David Male is Professor of Biology in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University, Milton Keynes. R. Stokes Peebles is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

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