"Roitt's Essential Immunology - the textbook of choice for students and instructors of immunology worldwide Bringing you fully up-to-date with the latest knowledge and concepts about the workings of the immune system, the hallmark easy-reading style of Roitt's Essential Immunology clearly explains the key principles needed by medical and health sciences students, from the basis of immunity to clinical applications. Beautifully presented, with brand new illustrations, the pedagogy has been strengthened throughout, and includes "just to recap ..." sections at the beginning of each chapter, reminding the reader of key findings and principles, and summary sections at the end of each chapter that are ideal for quick study and revision."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Part 1. Fundamentals of Immunology: 1. Innate Immunity; 2. Specific acquired immunity; 3. Antibodies; 4. Membrane receptors for antigen; 5. The primary interaction with antigen; 6. Immunological methods and applications; 7. The anatomy of the immune response; 8. Lymphocyte activation; 9. The production of effectors; 10. Control mechanisms; 11. Ontogeny and phylogeny -- Part 2. Applied Immunology: 12. Adversarial strategies during infection; 13. Vaccines; 14. Immunodeficiency; 15. Allergy and other hypersensitivities; 16. Transplantation; 17. Tumour immunology; 18. Autoimmune diseases