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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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cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC)

Biology; Immunology

Killing (lysis) of a target cell by an effector lymphocyte.

cell-mediated immunity (CMI)

Biology; Immunology

Immune reaction mediated by T cells, in contrast to humoral immunity, which is antibody-mediated. Also referred to as delayed- type hypersensitivity.

central lymphoid organs

Biology; Immunology

are sites of lymphocyte development. In humans, B lymphocytes develop in bone marrow. In contrast, lymphocytes develop with the thymus from bone-marrow derived progenitors.

adoptive transfer

Biology; Immunology

The transfer of the capacity to make an immune response by transplantation of immunocompetent cells.

affinity

Biology; Immunology

A measure of the binding constant of a single antigen combining site with a monovalent antigenic determinant.

affinity chromatography

Biology; Immunology

The purification of a substance by means of its affinity for another substance immobilized on a solid support; for example, an antigen can be purified by affinity chromatography ...

affinity maturation

Biology; Immunology

The sustained increase in affinity of antibodies for an antigen with time following immunization. The genes encoding the antibody variable regions undergo somatic hypermutation ...