G.-R. Burmester
Humboldt-University of Berlin, University Clinic Charité, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany
A. Pezzuto
Humboldt-University of Berlin, University Clinic Charité, Berlin, Germany

Dec. 2000 / 293 pp. / 124 4-color plates / softcover

A pocket atlas on this dynamic and wide-ranging field, useful to students of medicine and biology alike.
Complex facts are well-illustrated in clear image plates that are not loaded down with unnecessary details.
Following an introductory part and a section on laboratory methods in immunology, the bulk of the book concentrates on the manifestations of immunological diseases in the human boedy, providing comprehensive capsule descriptions of all common immune diseases.

Contents:
Basic Principles
Organs of the lymphatic system
T-Lymphocytes: Development and differentiation
B-Lymphocytes:Development and differentiation
Cell-to-cell interactions
Cells of the unspecific defense system
HLA-System
Complementary system
Pathologic immune mechanisms and tolerance
Apoptosis
Laboratory analysis
Antigen-Antibody reactions
Cellular immunity
Humoral immunity
Molecular biological methods
Clinic
Defects of the immune system
Hemolytic diseases, cytopenias
Hematologic diseases
Immunology of tumors
Immunology in transplants
Muskuloskeletal disorders
Autoantibodies
Collagenoses and vasculitis
Skin diseases
Gastroenterologic diseases
Diseases of the respiratory tract
Renal disorders
Metabolic disorders
Cardiac disorders
Neurologic disorders
Oculopathies
Reproductive immunology
Vaccinations
Immunopharmacology