Front cover; Preface; The Authors; Acknowledgments; Contents; chapter one. Sources; chapter two. Isolation and characterization of neutrophils; chapter three. Isolation and characterization of eosinophils; chapter four. Enrichment of human basophils; chapter five. Macrophages; chapter six. B lymphocyte cloning; chapter seven. Cell cultivation in vitro; chapter eight. Analysis of cytokine or cytokine receptor mRNA; chapter nine. Intracellular cytokine staining; chapter ten. Cell cytotoxicity; chapter eleven. Mixed lymphocyte reaction1; chapter twelve. Animal models of autoimmune diseases
Summary
This text provides step-by-step procedures to the methods in cellular immunology. It presents PCR techniques, covers both human and murine models, devotes an entire chapter to apoptosis, and list all manufacturers of chemicals and materials used in the procedures