The new edition of the acclaimed bestseller, always praised for offering cutting edge material in the context of landmark experiments, in a student friendly format built on pedagogy not usually found in immunology texts.

Ch. 1. Overview of the immune system ? Ch. 2. Cells and organs of the immune system ? Ch. 3. Antigens ? Ch. 4. Antibodies: structure and function ? Ch. 5. Organization and expression of immunoglobulin genes ? Ch. 6. Antigen-antibody interactions: principles and applications ? Ch. 7. Major histocompatibility complex ? Ch. 8. Antigen processing and presentation ? Ch. 9. T-cell receptor ? Ch. 10. T-cell maturation, activation, and differentiation ? Ch. 11. B-cell generation, activation, and differentiation ? Ch. 12. Cytokines ? Ch. 13. The complement system ? Ch. 14. Cell-mediated effector responses ? Ch. 15. Leukocyte activation and migration ? Ch. 16. Hypersensitive reactions ? Ch. 17. Infection and immunity ? Ch. 18. Vaccines ? Ch. 19. AIDS and other immunodeficiencies ? Ch. 20. Autoimmunity ? Ch. 21. Transplantation immunology ? Ch. 22. Cancer and the immune system ? Ch. 23. Experimental systems.