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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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erythroblastosis fetalis
Biology; Immunology
A human fetal disease induced by IgG antibodies passed across the placenta from mother to fetus that are specific for fetal red blood cells, leading to their destruction.
erythropoietin
Biology; Immunology
A glycoprotein produced by the kidney, based on the presence of substances such as heme in the kidneys which are oxygen sensitive. It stimulates red blood cell production.
exocytosis
Biology; Immunology
The release of intracellular vesicle content to the exterior of the cell. The vesicles make their way to the plasma membrane, with which they fuse to permit the contents to be released to the ...
experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE)
Biology; Immunology
is an experimental inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that develops after animals are immunized with neural antigens together with an adjuvant.
F(ab)' 2
Biology; Immunology
A fragment of an antibody containing two antigen-binding sites; generated by cleavage of the antibody molecule with the enzyme pepsin, which cuts at the hinge region C-terminally to the ...
