TY - BOOK AU - Virella Gabriel / AU - Virella Gabriel TI - Medical Immunology SN - 9780849396960 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - RC582 .I59 2007 U1 - 616.07/9 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Informa Healthcare KW - Life Science N1 - Includes index; Basic immunology. Introduction / Gabriel Virella. Cells and tissues involved in the immune response / Gabriel Virella. Major histocompatibility complex / Janardan P. Pandey. Immune response: antigens, lymphocytes, and accessory cells / Donna L. Farber, John W. Sleasman, and Gabriel Virella. Immunoglobulin structure / Gabriel Virella. Biosynthesis, metabolism, and biological properties of immunoglobulins / Gabriel Virella. Genetics of immunoglobulins / Janaradan P. Pandey. Antigen-antibody reactions / Gabriel Virella. Complement system / Robert J. Boackle. Lymphocyte ontogeny and membrane markers / Virginia M. Litwin. Cell-mediated immunity / Donna L. Farber and Gabriel Virella. Humoral immune response and its induction by active immunization / Gabriel Virella. Phagocytosis / Gabriel Virella. Infection and immunity / Gabriel Virella and Stephen Tomlinson -- Diagnostic immunology. Diagnostic immunology / Virginia M. Litwin and Gabriel Virella -- Clinical immunology. Tolerance and autoimmunity / George C. Tsokos and Gabriel Virella. Organ-specific autoimmune diseases / Gabriel Virella and George C. Tsokos. Systemic lupus erythematosus / George C. Tsokos. Rheumatoid arthritis / George C. Tsokos and Gabriel Virella. Hypersensitivity reactions / Gabriel Virella. Immunoglobulin e-mediated (immediate) hypersensitivity / Albert F. Finn, Jr. and Gabriel Virella. Immunohematology / Gabriel Virella and Armand Glassman. Immune complex diseases / Gabriel Virella and George C. Tsokos. Immune system modulators / Philip D. Hall and Gabriel Virella. Transplantation immunology / Justin D. Ellett, Gabriel Virella, and Kenneth D. Chavin. Tumor immunology / Deanne M.R. Lathers and Sebastiano Gattoni-Celli. Lymphocyte and plasma cell malignancies / Gabriel Virella -- Immunodeficiency diseases. Diagnosis of immunodeficiency diseases / John W. Sleasman and Gabriel Virella. Primary immunodeficiency diseases / John W. Sleasman and Gabriel Virella. AIDS and other acquired immunodeficiency diseases / John W. Sleasman and Gabriel Virella UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007004930.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2007004930-d.html ER -