Part I Introduction

0. Overview of the Immune System: A Case Study
1. Innate Immunity
2. Adaptive Immunity in the Context of Cells and Organs New!

Part II Generation of B-Cell and T-Cell Receptors

3. Antigens
4. Antibodies5. Organization and Expression of Immunoglobulin Genes
5. The Compliment System
6. Antigen-Antibody Reactions and Immunoassays
7. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Antigen Presentation
8. T-Cell Receptor
9. T-Cell Generation
10. T-Cell Activation and Differentiation
11. B-Cell Generation, Activation and Differentiation

Part III Immune Effector Mechanisms

12. Cytokines and Chemokines
13. The Complement System
14. Cell-Mediated Effector Responses
15. Leukocyte Activation and Migration
16. Hypersensitive Reactions

Part IV The Immune system in Health and Disease

17. Immunity to Viruses and Bacteria
18. Immunity to Fungi and Parasites
19. Vaccines
20. Immunodeficiency and AIDS
21. Cancer and the Immune System
22. Tolerance and Autoimmunity
23. Transplantation Immunology
24. Experimental Systems