Front Cover; Advances in Immunology, Volume 7; Copyright Page; Content; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Structure and Biological Properties of lmmunoglobulins; I. Introduction; II. General Structure and Properties of Immunoglobulins; III. Enzymatic and Chemical Fragments; IV. Structure of Immunoglobulin Chains; V. Antibody Combining Site; VI. Synthesis and Assembly of Peptide Chains; VII. Genetic Implications of Immunoglobulin Structure; VIII. Comments; References; Chapter 2. Genetics of Immunoglobulins in the Mouse; I. Introduction.

II. Structural Characteristics of Immunoglobulins in MiceIII. Preparation and Testing of Homologous Antisera; IV. Distribution and Localization of Heavy-Chain Determinants; V. Comparison of the Results Obtained with the Inhibition of Precipitation; VI. Linkage of Genes Controlling Heavy-Chain Determinants; VII. Distribution of Heavy-Chain Determinants in Inbred and Wild Mice; VIII. Myeloma-Specific Homologous Antisera; IX. Hemolytic Complement Component (Hc1 or MuB1); X. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Mimetic Relationships between Group A Streptococci and Mammalian Tissues.

I. IntroductionII. Biological Mimicry and Enhancement of Pathogenicity; III. Biological Mimicry in Relation to Pathogenesis of Disease; IV. Group A Streptococci and the Transplantation Antigens; V. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Lymphocytes and Transplantation Immunity; I. Introduction; II. Identification of Immunologicolly Competent Cells; III. The Process of Sensitization; IV. The Effector Side of the Immunological Reflex; V. Lymphocytes as Effectors of Immunity; VI. Macrophages and Antigen; VII. The Blastogenic Response of Lymphocytes in Culture.

VIII. Cooperative Interaction of Lymphocytes and MacrophagesReferences; Chapter 5. Human Tissue Transplantation; I. Introduction; II. Biology of Human Transplantation; III. Immunosuppressive Treatment; IV. Complications; V. Tissue Typing; VI. Transplantation of the Human Kidney; VII. Transplantation of Other Visceral Organs; VIII. Endocrine Grafts; IX. Corneal Grafts; X. Grafts of Bone and Blood Vessels; XI. Transplantation of Marrow; XII. Transplantation of Human Skin; XIII. Moral and Ethical Aspects of Human Transplantation; References; Author Index; Subject Index.