Janeway's immunobiology /
Kenneth Murphy ; with acknowledgment to Charles A. Janeway, Jr., Paul Travers, Mark Walport
- 8th ed.
- New York : Garland Science, 2012.
- xix, 868 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts in immunology -- Innate immunity: the first lines of defense -- The induced responses of innate immunity -- Antigen recognition by b-cell and t-cell receptors -- Antigen presentation to t-lymphocytes -- Signaling through immune-system receptors -- The development and survival of lymphocytes -- T cell-mediated immunity -- The humoral immune response -- Dynamics of adaptive immunity -- The mucosal immune system -- Failures of host defense mechanisms -- Allergy and allergic diseases -- Autoimmunity and transplantation -- Manipulation of the immune response.