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Without an introduction into these aspects of the immune responsej readers

not familiar with immunology willj for instancejnot understand the relevance

of various cell populations in relation to biological properties of certain

immunoglobulin isotypes. Apart from this minor criticism it will be hard to

find so much valuable information on antibodies in such a small book.

In their foreword the editors express the hope that this book will provide

"a foundation for selfhelp in the achievement of successful examination

results". The expertise and the skill of the author in discussing his

subjects, together with many clear illustrations and nearly 150 reference~

will almost certainly provide a promising start.

B.A. Bokhout

Head Dep. Immunology

Central Veterinary Institute

Lelystad

The Netherlands

Announcements

I st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION AND IMMUNE REGULATION

Dates: 28 February - 2 March 1986 Place: California, U.S.A. Info.: Conference Secretariat, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology,

C246A, Medical Science I, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717, U.S.A.

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANTS AND MODULATORS OF NON-SPECIFIC RESISTANCE TO MICROBIAL INFECTIONS

Dates: 30 June - 3 July 1986 Place: Columbia, U.S.A. Info.: Dr. Sherwood Reichard, Meeting Coordinator, Reticuloendothelial Society,

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, U.S.A.

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Dates: I-5 July 1986 Place: Toronto, Canada Info.: Dr. David A. Clark, Chairman Local Organising Corm~ittee, 3rd International

Congress of Reproductive Immunology, 3V39 McMaster University,1200 Main Street West, Hamilton,Ont. L8N 3Z5, Canada

THE Ist INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

Dates: 2-4 July 1986 Place: Guelph, Ont., Canada Info.: Dr. Bruce N. Wilkie, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Imm~unology,

Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. NIG 2WI, Canada