Review of Immunology

Description
Here뭩 the perfect review book for USMLE exam preparation and for immunology courses! A companion to Drs. Abbas and
Lichtman뭩 Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Basic Immunology, it focuses on the key experimental observations that
underlie the science of immunology at the molecular, cellular, and whole organism level as well as the conclusions that
can be drawn from these observations. Chapters follow the organization of the parent textbooks and feature
a brief summary of vital knowledge ?Approximately 500 USMLE-style review questions ?and answers with rationales.



Key Features

*Contains 500 United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) style questions to help readers prepare for success on Step
1 of the Boards.

*Features page references to Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Basic Immunology with each review question to make
further study easy.

*Incorporates current understandings of basic science as well as new research findings to put up-to-date knowledge at
the reader뭩 fingertips.

*Considers the implications of immunologic science for the management of human disease.

*Includes color illustrations and images from the parent textbooks.




-Table of Contents-



Introduction to Immunology
1. General Properties of Immune Response
2. Cells and Tissues of the Immune System recognition of Antigens
3. Antibodies and Antigens
4. The Major Histocompatibility Complex Maturation, Activation, and Regulation of Lymphocytes
7. Lymphocyte Maturation and Expression of Antigen Receptor Genes
8. Activation of T Lymphocytes
9. B Cell Activation and Antibody Production
10. Immunologic Tolerance Effector Mechanisms of Immune Responses
11. Cytokines
12. Innate Immunity
13. Effector Mechanisms of Cell-Mediated Immunity
14. Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity
15. Immunity to Microbes
The Immune System in Disease
16. Transplantation Immunology
17. Immunity to Tumors
18. Diseases Caused by Immune Responses: Hypersensitivity and
Autoimmunity
19. Immediate Hypersensitivity
20. Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies









Author Information

Andrew H. Lichtman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology,
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;
Rajeev Malhotra, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.; and Viviany
Taqueti