Augmented by color illustrations, and with increased emphasis on the molecular and genetic underpinnings of cellular phenomena, Textbook of Immunology, Second Edition covers the physiology of the immune system, disease entities related to immune system dysfunction, and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of dysfunction. In response to advancing knowledge that influences the approach to presenting basic immunology, new chapters have been added on cytokines, host defense (non-specific immunity, and specific immune responses), the aging immune system, and the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention and therapy of AIDS.
Building on the strengths of the first edition, the newly titled and expanded second edition remains a concise introduction to the fundamentals of immunology, with an expert synthesis of basic and clinical information. It keeps pace with the explosion of information and data in immunology, and adeptly refines, organizes and presents this body of knowledge.