Based on the proceedings of the International Convocation on Immunology held recently at the State University of New York at Buffalo, this up-to-date resource provides a state-of-the-art examination of blood transfusion practice and its future possibilities.Explains the immunological effects of blood transfusion as well as its immunological and

The Ernest Witebsky Memorial LectureRed but Not Dead: Not a Hapless Sac of Hemoglobin, T.J. GreenwaltInfectious Agents and Their Removal from Blood and Blood ComponentsViral Contamination of Blood Components and Approaches for Reduction of Infectivity, R.Y. DoddReducing the Infectivity of Blood Components-What we Have Learned, L.I. Friedman, R.R. Stromberg, and S.J. WagnerPhotodynamic Virus Inactivation of Blood Components, H. Mohr, B. Lambrecht, and A. SelzLeukocyte Filtration Mechanisms: Factors Influencing the Removal of Infectious Agents from Red Cell Concentrates, I. Steneker, R.N.I. Pietersz, and H.W. ReesinkUse of Leukodepletion Filters for the Removal of Bacteria, W. DzikTransfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection, R.A. BowdenTesting for Infectious AgentsExisting Problems in the Testing for Infectious Diseases, K. SazamaTesting Blood Donors for HIV: Current Controversies, M.P. BuschHepatitis Testing, C. BiancoBacterial Contamination of Blood Products and the Value of Pre-tranfusion Testing, M.A. BlajchmanAllotypesWhat is Important on the Red Blood Cell Surface, P. TippettFunctional Factors in the Red Cell Membrane: Interactions Between the Membrane and Its Underlying Skeleton, D.J. Anstee, N.J. Hemming, and M.J.A. TannerHot Spots in the Red Cell Membrane: Molecular Aspects of Some Red Cell Antigens, G. DanielsBlood Group Antigens as Tumor Markers, Parasitic/Bacterial/Viral Receptors, and Their Association with Immunologically Important Proteins, G. GarrattyThe Role of the Lymphocyte in an Immune Response, K. Balakrishman and L.E. AdamsNeutrophil Antigens, from Bench to Bedside, A.E.G. Kr. Von dem Borne, M. de Haas, D. Roos, C.H.E. Homburg, and C.E. van der SchootAnti-idiotypes to HLA and Their Role in Transplantation, E. ReedImmunological Effects of Blood TransfusionImmunologic Effects of Blood Transfusion, P.I. TartterTra