Julius M. Cruse, B.A., B.S., D.Med.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., Dr. h.c., F.A.A.M., F.R.S.H., F.R.S.M.
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CRC Press LLC, United States of America, 2004
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856 p.: tab. ; fig. ; bibl. ; ind.
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Synopsis
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The splendid reception of the first edition of this book in
1999 convinced both the authors and the publisher to
prepare a second edition. The 4 years since this atlas first
appeared have witnessed an exponential increase in immu-
nological information emanating from more than 130 jour-
nals devoted to the subject. The Journal of Immunology
is published twice monthly in an effort to accommodate
an ever-increasing demand for immunological information
among researchers spanning all fields of biomedicine.
Besides the unprecedented advances in knowledge of cell
receptors and signal transduction pathways, an avalanche
of new information has been gleaned from contemporary
research concerning cytokines and chemokines, with spe-
cial reference to their structure and function. This edition
has not only been thoroughly updated but also contains
five new chapters on comparative immunology, autoim-
munity, vaccines and immunization, therapeutic immunol-
ogy, and diagnostic immunology.
The Atlas of Immunology is designed to provide a
pictorial reference and serve as a primary resource as the
most up-to-date and thorough, illustrated treatise available
in the complex science of immunology. The book contains
more than 1100 illustrations and depicts essentially every
concept of importance in understanding the subject of
immunology. It is addressed to immunologists and non-
immunologists alike, including students, researchers,
practitioners, and basic biomedical scientists. Use of the
book does not require prior expertise. Some of the dia-
grams illustrate basic concepts, while others are designed
for the specialist interested in a more detailed treatment
of the subject matter of immunology. The group of illus-
trations is relatively complete and eliminates the need to
refer to another source. The subject matter ranges from
photographs of historical figures to molecular structures
of recently characterized cell receptors, chemokines, and cytokines, the major histocompatibility complex molecules, immunoglobulins, and molecules of related interest to immunologists.
