Reading Assignment: Chapters 10, 11, and 12 (pp. 338-372), The Immune System by Parham
Supplementary Materials: Allergy, Transplantation, Tumor Immunology, ToolBox
Clinical Immunology summarizes immune overreactions to antigens, including environmental antigens, pathogens, and self antigens. It shows how the same immune responses that normally eliminate pathogens with minimal damage to the body can cause disease under certain circumstances. The unit also deals with clinical modification of immune responses by medications that suppress or stimulate immunity.
The Learning Objectives pages list the key concepts you should know from each section of the course. You are also expected to know the words bolded in the text. In addition to The Immune System by Parham, study aids include online Tutorials with study questions and a ToolBox containing a Glossary, Reading and Writing About Immunology, and information about immunological techniques.
When you finish Hypersensitivities, you should be able to
http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/MIC419web/LOClinicalImm.html
Written by Janet M. Decker, PhD jdecker@u.arizona.edu
Last modified
June 9, 2003