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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.
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genotype
Biology; Immunology
All the genes possessed by an individual; in practice it refers to the particular alleles present at the loci in question.
germ line
Biology; Immunology
Refers to genes in germ cells as opposed to somatic cells. In immunology, it refers to genes in their unrearranged state rather than those rearranged for production of immunoglobulin or TCR ...
germinal centers
Biology; Immunology
Secondary lymphoid structures that are sites of intense B-cell proliferation, selection, maturation, and death during antibody responses. They form around follicular dendritic cell networks after ...
glomerulonephritis
Biology; Immunology
A group of diseases characterized by glomerular injury. Immune mechanisms are responsible for most cases of primary glomerulonephritis and many of the secondary glomerulonephritis group. Over 70% of ...
Goodpasture's syndrome
Biology; Immunology
An autoimmune disease in which autoantibodies against basement membrane or type IV collagen are produced and cause extensive vasculitis. It is rapidly fatal.
graft-versus-host reaction (GVH)
Biology; Immunology
The pathologic consequences of a response generally initiated by transplanted immunocompetent T lymphocytes into an allogeneic, immunologically incompetent host. The host is unable to reject the ...
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
Biology; Immunology
A cytokine involved in the growth and differentiation of myeloid and monocytic lineage cells, including dendritic cells, monocytes and tissue macrophages, and cells of the granulocyte lineage.
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