Acknowledgements, vi Preface, vii Abbreviations, viii Uses Guide, xi Innate immunity, 1 Specific acquired immunity, 2 1 Anti bodies, 37 Membrane receptors for antigen, 59 The primary interaction with antigen, 80 lmmunochemical techniques, 108 Cellular techniques, 129 The anatomy of the immune response, 1 47 Lymphocyte activation, 164 The production of effectors, 177 1 1 Control mechanisms, 200 12 Ontogeny and phylogeny, 22 1 13 Adversarial strategies during infection, 249 1 4 Prophylaxis, 28 1 15 Immunodeficiency, 305 16 Hypersensitivity, 322 17 Transplantation, 349 18 Tumor immunology, 374 1 9 Autoimmune diseases l -Scope and etiology, 396 20 Autoimmune diseases 2-Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment, 42 1 Appendix l : CD markers, 45 1 Appendix 2: Glossary, 463