Janeway's Immunobiology, w. CD-ROM

Part I An Introduction to Immunobiology and Innate Immunity 1. Basic Concepts in Immunology 2. Innate Immunity Part II The Recognition of Antigen 3. Antigen Recognition by B-cell and T-cell Receptors 4. The Generation of Lymphocyte Antigen Receptors 5. Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes Part III The Development of Mature Lymphocyte Receptor Repertoires 6. Signaling Through Immune System Receptors 7. The Development and Survival of Lymphocytes Part IV The Adaptive Immune Response 8. T Cell-Mediated Immunity 9. The Humoral Immune Response 10. Dynamics of Adaptive Immunity 11. The Mucosal Immune System Part V The Immune System in Health and Disease 12. Failures of Host Defense Mechanism 13. Allergy and Hypersensitivity 14. Autoimmunity and Transplantation 15. Manipulation of the Immune Response Part VI The Origins of Immune Responses 16. Evolution of the Immune System Appendix I Immunologists' Toolbox Appendix II CD Antigens Appendix III Cytokines and their Receptors Appendix IV Chemokines and their Receptors Appendix V Immunological Constants

Charles A. Janeway ist einer der angesehensten Immunologen der Welt, war Professor für Immunbiologie und forschendes Mitglied des Howard Hughes Medical Institute an der Yale University. er starb 2003,Kenneth Murphy ist Professor und Co-Direktor für Immunbiologie sowie forschendes Mitglied des Howard Hughes Medical Institute im Department of Pathology and Immunology an der Washington State University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Paul Travers ist stellvertretender Direktor am Anthony Nolan Research Institute in London, Mark Walport Direktor am Wellcome Trust in London.

"The field of immunology is expanding rapidly and it is a difficult task to include all aspects in a single textbook, but the authors have done a commendable job to incorporate new information on topics varying from the generation of Th17 cells to pathogen recognition receptors. One of the strongest aspects of the volume is the use of visual aides for learning...The lectures are clear, informative, and enjoyable...no matter your method of instruction, this textbook will be an outstanding learning tool." The Quarterly Review of Biology, Volume 83, No. 4, December 2008 "The highly illustrated text in color has 5 appendices, a glossary, updated references, a detailed index and a CD-ROM. Highly recommended." Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Volume 5, No. 4, June 2008 "...this is an excellent overview of immunology placed in a biological context...I am pleased to have it on my shelf and I recommend it for yours if you are interested in human immunology in the broadest context or are involved in teaching the subject...Such books that make complex content easy to understand are few and far between." British Society of Immunology Journal, Immunology News, May 2008 Praise for the Sixth Edition: "Immunobiology is one of the most outstanding introductory texts in immunology that I have come across in recent years...The book is well written and edited with lots of tables and diagrams...Most importantly, the book is easily read and understood with each topic covered in a comprehensive manner. In addition, each chapter has a number of summaries after each key concept to help the readers digest the information. Discussion questions on the topics at the end of each chapter can form the basis of discussion and be used for review and stimulating thoughts...A very attractive feature of the book is the CD-ROM - Immunobiology Interactive. It contains an archive of all the figures in the book loaded into PowerPoint presentations so these can be inserted into presentations with