The Sixth Edition of Roitt's Immunology brings this classic textbook bang up to date. 250 top quality photographs and over 400 colour illustrations bring immunology to life. Case Studies have been added placing immunology in a clinical context. Expanded Critical Thinking with detailed feedback test understanding and provide a useful revision tool. A free CD is packaged with this edition and offers three animations, allowing you to watch the immune system in action using Star Wars technology!

Features

Superb illustration program to helps students assimilate difficult concepts.
Over 250 top quality photographs that enables students to visualize tissues, laboratory techniques and diseases of the immune system.
Chapter learning objectives so students can focus their learning.
Summary headings set the scene for the content to follow and double up as an excellent revision tool.
Part of a coordinated learning package, further resources to aid teaching and learning linked to this parent product

What's New

Reorganization of basic science part of book gives a more logical flow of content.
Revision of all chapters brings the Sixth Edition bang up to date
Clinical cases incorporated at the ends of chapters, puts immunology into the clinical context that the new medical curriculum demands.
Expanded Critical Thinking with detailed answers and feedback provides more comprehensive self-assessment and tests student understanding

Contents

Introduction to the immune system. Cells, tissues and organs of the immune system. Cell migration and inflammation. Antibodies. T-cell receptors and major histocompatibility complex molecules. Antigen presentation. Cytokine and cytokine receptors. Cell cooperation in the antibody response. Mononuclear phagocytes in immune defence. Cell mediated fungi. Regulation of the immune response. Immunological tolerance. Evolution of immunity. Immunity to viruses. Immunity to bacteria and features of parasitic fungi. Immunity to protozoa and worms. Vaccination. Tumour immunology. Primary immunodeficiency. Secondary immunodeficiency. Hypersensitivity Type I. Hypersensitivity Type II. Hypersensitivity Type III. Hypersensitivity Type IV. Transplantation and rejection. Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease. Immunological techniques.