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Decks in this class (19)

Antibody Biology 1
B cells originate and mature in t...,
Adaptive immunity has humoral and...,
B cells are responsible for the k...
8  cards
Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)
Innate immune cells detect pathog...,
Prrs dont just recognise pamps th...,
Prrs vs t b cell receptors
11  cards
Macrophages
Macrophages vs monocytes,
Macrophages types,
Regulators of macrophage development
11  cards
Cytokines and Complement
Innate immune system vs adaptive ...,
Concepts danger and non self,
Danger signals
19  cards
Neutrophils
Neutrophils are the least abundan...,
Neutrophils morphology and function,
Mechanisms by which neutrophils k...
14  cards
Antibody Biology 2
How is antibody diversity achieved,
Ig gene rearrangements occur at d...,
Pre b cells randomly recombine he...
15  cards
T Cell Structure and Signalling
T cell development occurs in the ...,
T cell differentiation occurs in ...,
What do t cells do
15  cards
MHC - Antigen Presentation
T cells can only recognise peptid...,
Mhc genes are highly polymorphict...,
T cells only see peptides exhibit...
19  cards
Ig Effector Function
In order for b cells to respond t...,
B and t cells recognise the same ...,
T cells provide help to b cells i...
16  cards
T Cell Development
T and b cells develop from blank ...,
If t cells respond to self peptid...,
How do t cells produce a useful r...
10  cards
NK Cells
What are nk cells,
Innate lymphoid cells,
The missing self hypothesis
6  cards
Lymphocyte Activation and Differentiation Into Effector Cells
Activation of naive cd8 t cells,
Successful generation of effector...,
The dendritic cell is activated b...
18  cards
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity,
Hypersensitivity is classified in...,
Common causes of hypersensitivity
14  cards
Influenza
Influenza virus causes a n acute ...,
Structure of influenza virus,
Influenza virus life cycle
11  cards
Viral Evasion
Antiviral action of ifn,
The immediate response to viral i...,
Ifn induces a pro viral state in ...
5  cards
Mucosal Immune Defences
Mucosal surfaces,
Mucosal surface functions,
Mucosal defence
19  cards
Immunological Memory and Vaccination
Goals of a vaccination programme,
3 mechanisms of immunological memory,
Generation of memory b cells and ...
15  cards
Immunodeficiency I
What is meant by immunodeficiency,
What are opportunistic infections,
Deficiencies in antibodies and b ...
15  cards
Immunodeficiency II
Primary immunodeficiency affectin...,
Rag scid omenn syndrome,
How does rag deletion present
8  cards

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