《绪论免疫学。免疫学入门：跨学科应用的基本概念》第二版是一本关于免疫系统作为维持健康和稳态的主要防线的全面更新、修订和扩充的资源。本书强调了人体免疫系统的组成部分，以及它们如何共同赋予对病原体入侵者的保护。本书还建立了对临床测试和免疫疗法的基础及其在识别和治疗疾病状态中的重要性的理解。本更新版将加强理解免疫功能在临床实践中的位置所需的基础，从而为确定治疗方法提供基本平台。

Introductory Immunology: Basic Concepts for Interdisciplinary Applications, Second Edition is a completely updated, revised and expanded resource on the immune system as a primary defense for the maintenance of health and homeostasis. The book highlights the components of the human immune system and how they work together to confer protection against pathogenic invaders. It also creates an understanding of the basis for clinical tests and immune therapeutics and their importance in identifying and treating disease states. This updated edition will strengthen the foundation required to understand the placement of immune function within clinical practice, thus allowing a basic platform to define therapeutic treatments.