Pinchuk G. Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Immunology

McGraw-Hill, 2002. — 329 p. (Schaum's Outline Series)This book is an attempt to provide students who study immunology in colleges and universities, as well as everyone who wants to refresh, deepen, and systematize their knowledge of immunology, with an outline of an up-to-date immunology course. Its focus is on cellular and molecular mechanisms of immune responses. The author considers this book to be an attempt to supplement for comprehensive immunology textbooks.Overview of Immunity and the Immune System
Cells, Tissues, and Organs of the Immune System
Antibodies and Antigens
Maturation of В Lymphocytes and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes
The Major Histocompatibility Complex
Antigen Processing and Presentation
T-Lymphocyte Antigen Recognition and Activation
B-Lymphocyte Activation and Antibody Production
Immunologic Tolerance
Cytokines
Innate Immunity
Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
Immunity to Microbes
Transplantation Immunology
Immunity to Tumors
Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases
Immunodeficiencies