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Table of Contents

Section I. Introduction to the Immune System Chapter
1. Properties and Overview of Immune Responses Chapter
2. Innate Immunity Chapter
3. Cells and Tissues of the Adaptive Immune System

Section II. Recognition of Antigens Chapter
4. Antibodies and Antigens Chapter
5. The Major Histocompatibility Complex Chapter
6. Antigen Processing and Presentation to T Lymphocytes Chapter
7. Antigen Receptors and Accessory Molecules of T Lymphocytes

Section III. Maturation, Activation and Regulation of Lymphocytes
Chapter 8. Lymphocyte Development and the Rearrangement and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes
Chapter 9. Activation of T Lymphocytes
Chapter 10. B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
Chapter 11. Immunologic Tolerance Section IV. Effector Mechanisms of Immune Responses
Chapter 12. Cytokines
Chapter 13. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
Chapter 14. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity

Section V. The Immune System in Defense and Disease
Chapter 15. Immunity to Microbes
Chapter 16. Transplantation Immunology
Chapter 17. Immunity to Tumors
Chapter 18. Diseases Caused by Immune Responses: Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity
Chapter 19. Immediate Hypersensitivity
Chapter 20. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies

Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: Principal Features of Selected CD Molecules Appendix III: Laboratory Techniques Commonly Used in Immunology