Contents : An overview of the immune system Antigens and antibodies The complement system Serological testing Cells and Tissues of the Immune system The major histocompatibility complex Antigen presentation and cytokines The biology of T lymphocytes The biology of B lymphocytes Testing of cellular immune function Immune suppression Hypersensitivity mechanisms The immune response to infectious agents Cancer immunology and immune system neoplasia Immunological tolerance Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease Allergy Immune system ontogeny and neonatal immunology Immunodeficiency Vaccination Immunotherapy Case studies in clinical immunology