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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.
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Immunology
spleen
Biology; Immunology
Largest of the secondary lymphoid organs; traps and concentrates foreign substances carried in the blood; composed of white pulp, rich in lymphoid cells, and red pulp, which contains many ...
strain
Biology; Immunology
Set of animals (particularly mice and rats) in which every animal is bred to be genetically identical.
superantigen
Biology; Immunology
A molecule that activates all T cells with a particular Vβ gene seg ment, irrespective of their Vα expression.
suppression
Biology; Immunology
A mechanism for producing a specific state of immunologic unrespon siveness by which one cell or its products inhibits the function of another.
surrogate light chains
Biology; Immunology
Nonrearranging chains (Vλ5 and V preB) expressed in con junction with μ chain in the pre-B cell; form part of the pre-BCR.
switch region
Biology; Immunology
Region of B cell heavy chain DNA at which recombination occurs in an antigen-stimulated cell; allows isotype switch (e.g., IgM to IgE).
syngeneic
Biology; Immunology
Literally, genetically identical; e.g., monozygotic twins or mice of the same strain.
