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Immunology

  • 10th Edition - May 27, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: David Male, R. Stokes Peebles, Victoria Male
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Immunology**Immunology is highly valued by medical students and medical science students everywhere for demystifying a complex a… Read more

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Immunology**

Immunology is highly valued by medical students and medical science students everywhere for demystifying a complex and rapidly developing area of medicine.

The book integrates basic and clinical immunology, providing up-to-date information that links the laboratory with clinical practice. It covers all the core immunology concepts that students need for their coursework, including immunity, immune responses, defence against infectious agents, and hypersensitivity.

The book's structure makes it easy to understand, presenting immunology in the order that aligns with typical teaching methods. Ideal for USMLE and MLA preparation, it comes complete with accompanying online animations, cases studies, and self-assessment.

Key features

  • Carefully structured layout - easy to follow and identify high yield information
  • Explains the building blocks of the immune system - cells, organs and major receptor molecules - as well as initiation and actions of the immune response, especially in a clinical context
  • More learning opportunities online, including USMLE-style questions and clinical cases – ideal for exam revision and practice
  • Animations offer a visual overview of immunological concepts
  • An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Readership

Medical students, biomedical science students

Table of contents

SECTION 1 The Immune System and Innate Immunity

1. Introduction to the Immune System

2. Cells, Tissues and Organs of the Immune System

3. Mechanisms of Innate Immunity

4. Complement

5. Mononuclear Phagocytes in Immune Defence

SECTION 2 Adaptive Immune Responses

6. T-Cell Receptors and Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules

7. Antigen Presentation

8. Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity

9. B-Cell Development and the Antibody Response

10. Antibodies

11. Immunological Tolerance

12. Regulation of the Immune Response

13. Immune Responses in Tissues

SECTION 3 Defence Against Infectious Agents

14. Immunity to Viruses

15. Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi

16. Immunity to Protozoa and Worms

17. Vaccination

SECTION 4 Immunodeficiency

18. Primary Immunodeficiencies

19. AIDS, Secondary Immunodeficiency and Immunosuppression

SECTION 5 Immune Responses Against Tissues

20. Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease

21. Transplantation and Rejection

22. Immunity to Cancers

SECTION 6 Hypersensitivity

23. Immediate Hypersensitivity (Type I)

24. Hypersensitivity (Type II)

25. Hypersensitivity (Type III)

26. Hypersensitivity (Type IV)

Product details

  • Edition: 10
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 14, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

DM

David Male

David Male is Professor of Biology in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University, Milton Keynes.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Biology, Department of Life Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

RP

R. Stokes Peebles

R. Stokes Peebles is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

VM

Victoria Male

Affiliations and expertise
Sir Henry Dale Fellow, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK