CONTENTS 



5 The influence of ionizing radiation on 

 immunological responses page 99 



6 The special qualities of bacterial 



antigens and endotoxins 10 1 



VII MESENCHYMAL CELL FUNCTION IN 



IMMUNITY 107 



1 Lymphocyte and plasma cells 107 



2 Interrelations of mesenchymal cells no 



3 Eosinophil function 117 



VIII THE PATHOLOGY OF THE IMMUNE 



RESPONSE 121 



1 Some general considerations 122 



2 Hashimoto's disease 124 



3 Acquired haemolytic anaemias 126 

 {a) Sedormid purpura 129 



4 The collagen diseases 131 



{a) The L.E. cell test 136 



{h) Gajdusek's auto-immune complement 



fixation test 137 



5 Somatic mutation as a basis 139 



6 Congenital agammaglobulinaemia 141 



7 The nature of the homeostatic 

 mechanism 145 



8 Summary 148 



IX MODIFICATION OF THE COURSE OF 



INFECTIOUS DISEASE AS A RESULT OF 



ANOMALIES OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE I5I 



1 Jennerian vaccination 151 



2 Measles 153 



3 Streptococcal infections 156 



4 Sarcoidosis 160 



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