Immunology at a glance / J.H.L. Playfair, B.M. Chain.

Includes index.

Part I: Immunity:1. The Scope Of Immunology -- 2. Natural And Adaptive Immune Mechanisms -- 3. Evolution Of Immune Mechanisms -- 4. Cells Involved In Immunity: The Haemopoietic System -- Part II: Natural Immunity: -- 5. Complement -- 6. Acute Inflammation -- 7. Phagocytic Cells: The Reticulo-Endothelial System -- 8. Phagocytosis Adaptive Immunity -- Part III: The Cellular Basis: -- 9. Lymphocytes -- 10. Primary Lymphoid Organs And Lymphopoiesis -- 11. Secondary Lymphoid Organs And Lymphocyte Traffic -- Part IV: The Molecular Basis: -- 12. Evolution Of Recognition Molecules - The Immunoglobin Superfamily -- 13. The Major Histocompatibility Complex -- 14. The T Cell Receptor -- 15. Antibody Diversification And Synthesis -- 16. Antibody Structure And Function -- Part V: The Adaptive Immune Response:17. Antigen Recognition And Processing -- 18. The Antibody Response -- 19. Antigen-Antibody Interaction And Immune Complexes -- 20. Cell-Mediated Immune Responses -- Part VI: Regulation: -- 21. Tolerance -- 22. Idiotypes, Anti-Idiotypes And Networks -- 23. The Cytokine Network -- 24. Immunity, Hormones And The Brain -- Part VII: Potentially Useful Immunity: -- 25. Anti-Microbial Immunity: A General Scheme -- 26. Immunity To Viruses -- 27. Immunity To Bacteria -- 28. Immunity To Fungi -- 29. Immunity To Protozoa -- 30. Immunity To Worms -- 31. Immunity To Tumours -- Part VIII: Undesirable Effects Of Immunity:32. Harmful Immunity -- 33. Allergy And Anaphylaxis -- 34. Immune Complexes, Complement And Disease -- 35. Chronic And Cell-Mediated Inflammation -- 36. Autoimmunity -- 37. Transplant Rejection -- Part IX: Altered Immunity:38. Immunosuppression -- 39. Immunodeficiency -- 40. HIV And AIDS -- 41. Immunostimulation And Vaccination -- Appendices --42. Comparative Sizes; Comparative Molecular Weights --43. Landmarks In The History Of Immunology; Some Unsolved Problems -- 44. The CD Classification