6 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Biology > Immunology
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.
Industry: Biology
Add a new termContributors in Immunology
Immunology
thymus-dependent lymphocyte
Biology; Immunology
T cell and T lymphocyte are short designations for thymus-dependent lymphocyte, the lymphocyte population that fails to develop in the absence of a functioning thymus.
MHC class IB
Biology; Immunology
The MHC class IB molecules encoded within the MHC are not highly polymorphic like the MHC class I and MHC class II molecules, and present a restricted set of antigens.
aplastic anemia
Biology; Immunology
Aplastic anemia is a failure of bone marrow stem cells so that formation of all cellular elements of the blood ceases; it can be treated by bone marrow transplantation.
pentadecacatechol
Biology; Immunology
Pentadecacatechol is the chemical substance in the leaves of the poison ivy plant that causes the cell-mediated immunity associated with hypersensitivity to poison ivy.
monomorphic
Biology; Immunology
Some antibodies recognize all allelic forms of a polymorphic molecule such as an MHC class I protein; these antibodies are thus said to recognize a monomorphic epitope.
active immunization
Biology; Immunology
Immunization with antigen is called active immunization to distinguish it from the transfer of antibody to an unimmunized individual, which is called passive immunization.
competitive inhibition assay
Biology; Immunology
When known sources of antibody or antigen are used as competitive inhibitors of antigen–antibody interactions, this assay is referred to as a competitive inhibition assay.
