Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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adaptive immune response

Biology; Immunology

The response of antigen-specific lymphocytes to anti gen including the development of immunologic memory; also known as acquired immune response.

adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency

Biology; Immunology

A form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in which affected individuals lack an enzyme, adenosine deaminase (ADA), which catalyzes the deamination of adenosine as well as ...

adhesion molecules

Biology; Immunology

Mediate the binding of one cell to other cells or to extracellular matrix proteins, integrins, selectins, and members of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily. These molecules are ...

adjuvant

Biology; Immunology

A substance, given with antigen, that enhances the response to the injected antigen.

Chediak-Higashi syndrome

Biology; Immunology

A childhood disorder with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance that is identified by the presence of large lysosomal granules in leukocytes that are very stable and undergo ...

chemokines

Biology; Immunology

Small cytokines of relatively low molecular weight, released by a variety of cells, and involved in the migration and activation primarily of phagocytic cells and lymphocytes. ...