Immunobiology The Immune System in Health & Disease

Impact of antagonist peptides on understanding T-cell signaling and thymic selection
-- Role of DM in antigen presentation by class II MHC
-- Role of JAK and STAT in signal transduction by cytokine receptors
-- Dynamics of HIV infections
-- Conditional mutant mice in the study of immunity
-- Sections on Ig genes refocused to reflect the complete sequencing of human V genes
-- Sections on regulation of immune responses revised to reflect new understanding of the role of TH1 and TH2 cells
-- Lectin pathway in innate immunity
-- Completely revised section on AIDS
-- Completely revised section on tumor immunity
-- Late phase events in allergic reactions
-- Latest advances in B and T cell signaling pathways and antigen processing pathways