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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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pre-B-cell receptor
Biology; Immunology
Expression of the pre-B-cell receptor, or pre-B-cell receptor complex, is a critical event in B-cell development. Expression of this receptor, which is a complex of at least five proteins, causes the ...
armed effector T cells
Biology; Immunology
In this book, we have termed primed effector T cells armed effector T cells, because these cells can be triggered to perform their effector functions immediately on contact with cells bearing the ...
C-reactive protein
Biology; Immunology
C-reactive protein is an acute-phase protein that binds to phosphorylcholine, which is a constituent of the C-polysaccharide of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, hence its name. Many other ...
blood typing
Biology; Immunology
In transfusion medicine, blood typing is used to determine whether donor and recipient have the same ABO and Rh blood group antigens. A cross-match, in which serum from the donor is tested on the ...
immunofluorescent microscopy
Biology; Immunology
There are three ways of detecting molecules in tissues: immunofluorescent microscopy that reveals the presence of any molecule against which you have a specific antibody; immunohistochemistry, in ...
protein kinases
Biology; Immunology
Protein kinases add phosphate groups to proteins, and protein phosphatases remove these phosphate groups. Enzymes that add phosphate groups to tyrosine residues are called protein tyrosine kinases. ...
helper CD4 T cells
Biology; Immunology
Helper CD4 T cells are CD4 T cells that can help B cells make antibody in response to antigenic challenge. The most efficient helper T cells are also known as TH2 cells, which make the cytokines IL-4 ...
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