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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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immature dendritic cells
Biology; Immunology
Tissues throughout the body contain immature dendritic cells, which only leave the tissues in response to an inflammatory mediator or an infection. See also dendritic cells.
lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Biology; Immunology
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a virus that causes a nonbacterial meningitis in mice and occasionally in humans. It is used extensively in experimental studies.
single-chain Fv
Biology; Immunology
A single-chain Fv fragment, comprising a V region of a heavy chain linked by a stretch of synthetic peptide to a V region of a light chain, can be made by genetic engineering.
B-lymphocyte chemokine
Biology; Immunology
B-lymphocyte chemokine (BLC) is a CXC chemokine that attracts B cells and activated T cells into the follicles of peripheral lymphoid tissues by binding to the CXCR5 receptor.
Graves’ disease
Biology; Immunology
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies against the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor cause overproduction of thyroid hormone and thus hyperthyroidism.
viral envelope
Biology; Immunology
Many viruses that are produced by mammalian cells are enclosed in a viral envelope of host cell membrane lipid and proteins bound to the viral core by viral envelope proteins.
microorganisms
Biology; Immunology
Microorganisms are microscopic organisms, unicellular except for some fungi, that include bacteria, yeasts and other fungi, and protozoa, all of which can cause human disease.
