Praise for the Second Edition: "...Appealing and relevant for those students who approach the study of the immune system through a clinical lens, including students of medicine, pharmacology, midwifery, or nursing; it would also be appropriate in an introductory immunology course." -Clinical Immunology "The concise yet thorough account makes it an ideal read for the intended audience...Each section and chapter is clearly documented in a detailed contents section, and each chapter is concisely summarized, creating an accessible and understandable book...The Immune System is a thorough and coherent overview of the modern understanding of immunity." -Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
Peter Parham is a Professor in the Departments of Structural Biology and Microbiology & Immunology at Stanford University.
1. Elements of the Immune System and their Roles in Defense 2. Innate Immunity: The Immediate Response to Infection 3. Innate Immunity: The Induced Response to Infection 4. Antibody Structure and the Generation of B-Cell Diversity 5. Antigen Recognition by T Lymphocytes 6. The Development of B Lymphocytes 7. The Development of T Lymphocytes 8. T Cell-Mediated Immunity 9. Immunity Mediated by B Cells and Antibodies 10. Preventing Infection at Mucosal Surfaces 11. Immunological Memory and Vaccination 12. Coevolution of Innate and Adaptive Immunity 13. Failures of the Body's Defenses 14. IgE-Mediated Immunity and Allergy 15. Transplantation of Tissues and Organs 16. Disruption of Healthy Tissue by the Immune Response 17. Cancer and Its Interactions with the Immune System