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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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clonal expansion
Biology; Immunology
Clonal expansion is the proliferation of antigen-specific lymphocytes in response to antigenic stimulation and precedes their differentiation into effector cells. It is an essential step in adaptive ...
anaphylactic shock
Biology; Immunology
Anaphylactic shock or systemic anaphylaxis is an allergic reaction to systemically administered antigen that causes circulatory collapse and suffocation due to tracheal swelling. It results from ...
anaphylatoxins
Biology; Immunology
Anaphylatoxins are small fragments of complement proteins, released by cleavage during complement activation. These small fragments are recognized by specific receptors, and they recruit fluid and ...
phage display library
Biology; Immunology
Antibody-like phage can be produced by cloning immunoglobulin V-region genes in filamentous phage, which thus express antigen-binding domains on their surfaces, forming a phage display library. ...
early induced responses
Biology; Immunology
The early induced responses or early nonadaptive responses are a series of host defense responses that are triggered by infectious agents early in infection. They are distinct from innate immunity ...
B7 molecules
Biology; Immunology
The major T-cell co-stimulatory molecules are the B7 molecules , B7.1 (CD80) and B7.2 (CD86). They are closely related members of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily and both bind to the CD28 ...
N-nucleotides
Biology; Immunology
N-nucleotides are inserted into the junctions between gene segments of T-cell receptor and immunoglobulin heavy-chain V-region genes during gene segment joining. These N-regions are not encoded in ...
