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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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myasthenia gravis
Biology; Immunology
Autoimmune disease in which antibody specific for the acetyl choline receptor expressed in muscle blocks function at the neuromuscular junction.
myeloma
Biology; Immunology
A tumor of plasma cells, generally secreting a single monoclonal immunoglobulin.
natural killer (NK) cells
Biology; Immunology
Large granular lymphocyte-like cells that kill various tumor cells in vitro and may play a role in resistance to tumors; also participate in ADCC; derived from the lymphoid progenitor but distinct ...
negative selection
Biology; Immunology
Step in development of B and T cells at which cells with potential reactivity to self molecules are functionally inactivated.
neutralization
Biology; Immunology
The ability of an antibody to block or inhibit the effects of a virus.
opsonization
Biology; Immunology
The coating of a particle such as a bacterium with antibody and/or a complement component (an opsonin) that leads to enhanced phagocytosis by phagocytic cells.
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