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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
azathioprine
Biology; Immunology
A potent immunosuppresive drug that is converted to its active form in vivo and then kills rapidly proliferating cells, including lymphocytes responding to grafted tissues.
B lymphocyte (B cell)
Biology; Immunology
The precursor of an antibody-forming plasma cell; expresses immunoglobulin on its surface.
B7 protein
Biology; Immunology
A costimulatory homodimeric immunoglobulin superfamily protein whose expression is restricted to the surface of accessory cells (e.g. B cells and macrophages) that interact with T lymphocytes . The ...
bare lymphocyte syndrome
Biology; Immunology
Failure to express class I HLA-A, -B, or -C major histocompatibility antigens due to defective β 2 microglobulin expression on the cell surface. In some individuals, the class II HLA-DR molecules ...
basophils
Biology; Immunology
White blood cells containing granules that stain with basic dyes. They are thought to have a function similar to mast cells.
bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
Biology; Immunology
A Mycobacterium bovis strain that has long been used in Europe as a vaccine against tuberculosis, but has not gained popularity in the U.S.
Bence-Jones protein
Biology; Immunology
Dimers of immunoglobulin light chains in the urine of patients with multiple myeloma.
