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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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Immunology
adaptive immune response
Biology; Immunology
The response of antigen-specific lymphocytes to anti gen including the development of immunologic memory; also known as acquired immune response.
adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency
Biology; Immunology
A form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in which affected individuals lack an enzyme, adenosine deaminase (ADA), which catalyzes the deamination of adenosine as well as deoxyadenosine to ...
adhesion molecules
Biology; Immunology
Mediate the binding of one cell to other cells or to extracellular matrix proteins, integrins, selectins, and members of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily. These molecules are important in the ...
adjuvant
Biology; Immunology
A substance, given with antigen, that enhances the response to the injected antigen.
Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Biology; Immunology
A childhood disorder with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance that is identified by the presence of large lysosomal granules in leukocytes that are very stable and undergo slow degranulation.
chemokines
Biology; Immunology
Small cytokines of relatively low molecular weight, released by a variety of cells, and involved in the migration and activation primarily of phagocytic cells and lymphocytes. They have a central ...
