Atlas of Immunology

History of ImmunologyMolecules, Cells, and Tissues of the Immune ResponseAntigens and ImmunogensMajor Histocompatibility ComplexAntigen Processing and PresentationB Lymphocyte Development and Immunoglobulin GenesImmunoglobulin Synthesis, Properties, Structure, and FunctionAntigen-Antibody InteractionsThe Thymus and T LymphocytesCytokines and ChemokinesThe Complement SystemTypes I, II, III, and IV HypersensitivityImmunoregulation and Immunologic ToleranceAutoimmunityMucosal ImmunityImmunohematologyImmunological Diseases and ImmunopathologyImmunophenotyping of Hematopoietic MalignanciesImmunodeficiencies: Congenital and AcquiredAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)ImmunomodulatorsTransplantation ImmunologyTumor ImmunologyImmunity against MicroorganismsVaccines and ImmunizationTherapeutic ImmunologyComparative ImmunologyImmunological Methods and Molecular TechniquesDiagnostic Immunohistochemistry

Julius M. Cruse, B.A., B.S., D.Med.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., Dr.h.c., is a Guyton Distinguished Professor, Professor of Pathology, Director of Immunopathology and Transplantation Immunology, Director of Anatomic Pathology, Vice-Chair Department of Pathology, Director of Graduate Studies in Pathology, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology, and Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Robert E. Lewis, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., is Professor of Pathology and Director of Immunopathology and Transplantation Immunology in the Department of Pathology at the University of Mississippi Center in Jackson.

Praise for previous editions: This heavyweight offering could be a vade mecum for the infectious disease researcher. It covers the whole of immunology from A bloodgroup to zymosan in easy-to-read bites. -Brian Henderson, University College London, Microbiology Today Definitions and descriptions appear in every textbook, but few, if any, are as complete as what is presented in this book...a useful book to have on the shelf when you come across a word or phrase for which you need a brief and accurate definition...useful for definitions of obscure phrases. -Marion C. Cohen, Ph.D., Doody's Review Service A beautifully illustrated and appealing discussion of the history of Immunology ... concise, descriptive and up to date discussions of subject matter. Illustrations, both diagrams and photomicrographs are abundant and clear... the division of the text into an encyclopedic form and the comprehensive index make this book an extremely useful reference...clinical and research immunologists will delight in the book as the showpiece of a personal library. - L.L. Wallman, Dept. of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Westmead Hospital, Australia, for the World Allergy Association A well-illustrated encyclopedic dictionary... this handy work contributes significantly to this rapidly advancing discipline. ... With four completely new chapters ... this edition substantially expands and revises the previous one. ... Over 1,000 illustrations ... accompany well-written entries. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. - CHOICE, Vol. 42, No. 02 ...quite comprehensive... . This book, with its emphasis upon the definition and discussion of the important and relevant concepts in the field, I would see as a very valuable in-depth study text... . - Australian Journal of Medical Science, Nov. 2004, Vol. 25, No. 4