CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Immunoglobulins
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Functions and basic structures of immunoglobulins
2.1 Functions of immunoglobulins
2.1.1 Antigen binding
2.2.1 Effector Functions
2.2 Basic structure of immunoglobulins
2.2.1 Heavy and Light Chains
2.2.2 Disulfide bonds
2.2.3 Variable (V) and Constant (C) Regions
2.2.4 Hinge Region
2.2.5 Domains
2.2.6 Oligosaccharides
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Human immunoglobulin classes, subclasses, types and Subtypes
3.1 Immunoglobulin classes
3.2 Immunoglobulin Subclasses
3.2.1 IgG Subclasses
3.2.2 IgA Subclasses
3.3 Immunoglobulin Types
3.4 Immunoglobulin Subtypes
3.4.1 Lambda subtypes
3.5 Nomenclature
3.6 Heterogeneity
3.7 Structure and some properties of Ig classes and subclasses
3.7.1 IgG
3.7.2 IgM
3.7.3 IgA
3.7.4 IgD
3.7.5 IgE
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Role of immune system against infections
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendation
References