Description
Book SynopsisIncludes coverage of external defenses and inflammation, human microbe relationships, bacterial virulence factors, the role of B and T cells in the adaptive immune response, the immune mechanisms involved in humoral antibody production and cell-mediated immunity, tumor markers, and immune mechanisms.
Table of Contents
- I. Nature of the Immune System
- 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System
- 2. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex
- 3. Innate Immunity
- 4. Adaptive Immunity
- 5. Antibody Structure and Function
- 6. . Cytokines
- 7. Complement System
- II. Basic Immunological Procedures
- 8. Safety and Quality Assessment
- 9. Principles of Serological Testing
- 10. Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions
- 11. Immunoassays
- 12. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- 13. Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation
- III. Immune Disorders
- 14. Hypersensitivity
- 15. Autoimmunity
- 16. Transplantation Immunology
- 17. Tumor Immunology
- 18. Immunoproliferative Diseases
- 19. Immunodeficiency Diseases
- IV. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
- 20. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections
- 21. Spirochete Diseases
- 22. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections
- 23. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections
- 24. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection
- 25. Immunization and Vaccines
- Glossary
- Answer Key
- References
- Index
