Immune system readings

Readings for the immune system: Chapter from Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, fourth edition. This is available online through Medline. Links to the chapter sections are below, and on the course web site. The simplest way to see them is through these links. They will take you to pages with the text, and there will also be links to the figures.

The Adaptive Immune System

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=lymphocytes&rid=mboc4.chapter.4419

Lymphocytes and the Cellular Basis of Adaptive Immunity

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=lymphocytes&rid=mboc4.section.4422

B cells and Antibodies

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=B%20cells&rid=mboc4.section.4446

The Generation of Antibody Diversity

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=Antibody%20Diversity&rid=mboc4.section.4476

T Cells and MHC Proteins

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=proteins,T%20cells,MHC&rid=mboc4.section.4491

Helper T Cells and Lymphocyte Activation

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?highlight=Lymphocyte+Activation,Helper+T+Cells&rid=mboc4.section.4529