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Immunology

Immunology is the study of the structuree and function of the immune system which is responsible for the protection from invading foreign macromolecules or organisms. It is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in both healthy states and immunological disorders (autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, transplant rejection); the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo.

Contributors in Immunology

Immunology

wheal and flare

Biology; Immunology

Itchy reaction at skin site where antigen is injected into an allergic individual; characterized by erythema (redness due to dilation of blood vessels) and edema (swelling produced by release of ...

xenogeneic

Biology; Immunology

Originating from a foreign species.

xenograft

Biology; Immunology

A tissue transplantation between individuals belonging to two different species.

X-linked agammaglobulinemia

Biology; Immunology

Disease in boys manifesting as absence of mature B cells; due to defective tyrosine kinase btk, B cell differentiation does not progress beyond pre-B cell.

X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome

Biology; Immunology

Disease in boys manifesting as inability to synthesize Ig isotypes other than IgM; result of defect in either CD40 or CD154.

zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70 (ZAP-70)

Biology; Immunology

A T-cell specific tyrosine kinase involved in T cell activation.

α-fetoprotein

Biology; Immunology

A principal plasma protein in the a globulin fraction present in the fetus. Patients with liver cancer patients reveal significantly elevated serum levels of α-fetoprotein.

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