Main description:

Janis Kuby's groundbreaking introduction to immunology was the first textbook for the course actually written to be a textbook. Like no other text, it combined an experimental emphasis with extensive pedagogical features to help students grasp basic concepts.
Now in a thoroughly updated new edition, Kuby Immunology remains the only undergraduate introduction to immunology written by teachers of the course. In the Kuby tradition, authors Judy Owen, Jenni Punt, and Sharon Stranford present the most current concepts in an experimental context, conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, and highlight important advances, but do so with the focus on the big picture of the study of immune response, enhanced by unsurpassed pedagogical support for the first-time learner.

Contents:

1. Overview of the Immune System.- 2. Cells, Organs, and Microenvironments of the Immune System.- 3. Recognition and Response.- 4. Innate Immunity.- 5. The Complement System.- 6. The Organization and Expression of Lymphocyte Receptor Genes.- 7. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Antigen Presentation.- 8. T-Cell Development.- 9. B-Cell Development.- 10. T-Cell Activation, Differentiation, and Memory.- 11. B-Cell Activation, Differentiation, and Memory.- 12. Effector Responses: Cell- and Antibody-Mediated Immunity.- 13. Mucosal Immunity and the Microbiome.- 14. The Immune Response in Time and Space.- 15. Allergy, Hypersensitivities, and Chronic Inflammation.- 16. Tolerance, Autoimmunity, and Transplantation.- 17. Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.- 18. Immunodeficiency Disorders.- 19. Cancer and the Immune System.- 20. Experimental Methods and Systems