Preface; 1. Basic terms and concepts; 2. Immune responses of invertebrates; 3. Tissues and organs of the immune system; 4. Blood cells in vertebrate immunity; 5. Lymphocytes; 6. Major histocompatibility complex molecules and their relatives; 7. The T-cell and natural killer cell receptors; 8. B-cell receptors, immunoglobulins and Fc receptors; 9. Cell adhesion molecules; 10. Cytokines and their receptors; 11. Mediators and messengers; 12. Complement and complement receptors; 13. Antigens, superantigens and other lymphocyte-activating substances; 14. Measurement of antigen-antibody interactions; 15. Defence reactions mediated by phagocytes; 16. T-lymphocyte and natural killer cell responses; 17. B-lymphocyte responses; 18. Systemic and regional immune responses; 19. Immune response regulation; 20. Immunological tolerance; 21. Defence against invaders; 22. Defence against tumours; 23. Allergies and other hypersensitivities; 24. Allograft reaction; 25. Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases; 26. Immunodeficiency diseases; 27. Immunoprophylaxis; Appendix 1: Amino acids and their symbols; Appendix 2: CD molecules; Index