Immunology Lectures


Natural Toxins Research Center at Texas A&M University - Kingsville.


Advances in immunology continues to be made at exploding rate and text book is out of date before it is printed. These lectures were written for inclusion on the Internet so that modern concepts of immunology would be more accessible to students and the material could be linked to other sources and updated with the help of computer technology. The Introduction provides general orientation to immunology and background information with further development of the concepts in later lectures.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ----------------------- Introduction

Chapter 2 ------------------------ Dilutions and Buffers

Chapter 3 ------------------------ Cells and Tissue of the Immune Response

Chapter 4 ------------------------ Humoral Response Miguel Perez III

Chapter 5 ------------------------ Antibody Production, Regulation and Diversity Marcela Diaz

Chapter 6 ------------------------- Antibody Reactions

Chapter 7 ------------------------- Histocompatibility

Chapter 8 ------------------------- Complement Susana Ramirez

Chapter 9 -------------------------- Nonspecific Immunity

Chapter 10 ------------------------- Cell Mediated Immunity Norma G. Laurel

Chapter 11 -------------------------- Blood Group Antigens

Chapter 12 -------------------------- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Chapter 13 -------------------------- Autoimmunity Laidler Laura