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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

granuloma

Biology; Immunology

An organized structure in the form of a mass of mononuclear cells at the site of a persisting inflammation; the cells are mostly macrophages with some T lymphocytes at the periphery. It is a typical ...

Graves' disease

Biology; Immunology

An autoimmune disease in which antibodies against the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor cause overproduction of thyroid hormone and thus hyperthyroidism.

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Biology; Immunology

A type of idiopathic polyneuritis in which autoimmunity to peripheral nerve myelin leads to a condition characterized by chronic demyelination of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT)

Biology; Immunology

Lymphoid tissue situated in the gastrointestinal mucosa and submucosa which constitutes the gastrointestinal immune sys tem. GALT is present in the Peyer's patches, appendix, and tonsils.

histocompatibility 2 (H-2)

Biology; Immunology

The major histocompatibility complex of the mouse. Haplotypes are designated by a lower-case superscript, as in H-2b .

H-2 complex

Biology; Immunology

The major histocompatibility complex situated on chromosome 17 of the mouse; contains subregions K, I, D, and L.

haplotype

Biology; Immunology

A particular combination of closely linked genes on a chromosome in herited from one parent.

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