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states of both
health and diseases;
malfunctions of the
immune system in
immunological disorders (such as
autoimmune diseases, hy****nsitivities,
immune deficiency...
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Immunological memory is the
ability of the
immune system to
quickly and
specifically recognize an
antigen that the body has
previously encountered and...
- A
lymphocyte is a type of
white blood cell (leukocyte) in the
immune system of most vertebrates.
Lymphocytes include T
cells (for cell-mediated and cytotoxic...
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Cytotoxicity is the
quality of
being toxic to cells.
Examples of
toxic agents are
toxic metals,
toxic chemicals,
microbe neurotoxins,
radiation particles...
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pathogens more efficiently.
Adaptive (or acquired)
immunity creates an
immunological memory leading to an
enhanced response to
subsequent encounters with...
- "adjuvant"
comes from the
Latin word adiuvare,
meaning to help or aid. "An
immunologic adjuvant is
defined as any
substance that acts to accelerate, prolong...
- In immunology, an
immunological synapse (or
immune synapse) is the
interface between an antigen-presenting cell or
target cell and a
lymphocyte such as...
- Immunodeficiency, also
known as immunocompromisation, is a
state in
which the
immune system's
ability to
fight infectious diseases and
cancer is compromised...
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survive for
extended periods of time
without rejection occurring.
Immunologically privileged sites include: the eyes the
placenta and
fetus the ****s...
- that are
specific for
tumor antigens. Therefore, the
strategy in
using immunological checkpoints in
cancer therapy is to
inhibit inhibitory molecules of...
