Front Cover; Advances in Immunology, Volume 30; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Plasma Membrane and Cell Cortex Interactions in Lymphocyte Functions; I. Introduction; II. Structural Relationships of the Plasma Membrane (PM) with the Cell Cortex; III. Uropode Formation and Capping; IV. Microvilli Formation and Shedding; V. Cell Cortex Control of Recognition Phenomena That Take Place at the Plasma Membrane (PM) Level; VI. Cell Cortex and Plasma Membrane Functions in the (Mitogenic) Activation of Lymphocytes.

VII. Activation of Lymphocytes by Anti-Ig AntibodiesVIII. To Cluster but Not to Cap-Is That What Triggers?; IX. About Activation of Nonlymphoid Cells; X. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Control of Experimental Contact Sensitivity; I. Introduction; II. Contact Sensitivity: Induction and Elicitation; III. Control of Contact Sensitivity; IV. Tolerance to Contact Sensitivity.; References; Chapter 3. Analysis of Autoimmunity through Experimental Models of Thyroiditis and Allergic Encephalomyelitis; I. Introduction; II. Mechanism of Self-Tolerance.

III. Types of Acquired Immunologic ToleranceIV. Relationship between Experimentally Induced Tolerance and Self-Tolerance: Implications in Autoimmunity; V. Experimental Autoimmunity; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. The Virology and lmrnunobiology of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection; I. Prologue; II. Virus and Host Cell Interactions; III. LCMV-Induced Acute Immune Response Disease; IV. LCMV-Induced Chronic Immune Response Disease; V. Epilogue; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes.