Immunology Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Immunology.

  • 12 Encyclopedia Articles

Study Pack

The Immunology Study Pack contains:

Encyclopedia Articles (12)

1,447 words, approx. 5 pages
Immunology Immunology is the study of how the body responds to foreign substances and fights off infection and other disease. Immunologists study the molecules, cells, and organs of the human body tha... Read more
1,344 words, approx. 5 pages
Immunological Techniques Immunological techniques are the wide varieties of methods and specialized experimental protocols devised by immunologists for inducing, measuring, and characterizing immune r... Read more
221 words, approx. 1 pages
Immunologic Therapies Immunologic therapy is the treatment of disease using medicines that boost the body's natural immune response. It is used to improve the immune system's natural ability to fight ... Read more
1,265 words, approx. 5 pages
History of Immunology In Western society, it was not until the late eighteenth century that a rational approach to the origin of disease developed. Prior to the discovery that disease was the result o... Read more
585 words, approx. 2 pages
Immune Complex Test The immune complex test is a test designed to evaluate the status or proper functioning of the immune system. The criterion used to evaluate the operation of the immune system is v... Read more
469 words, approx. 2 pages
Immunologic Therapies Immunologic therapy is defined as the use of medicines that act to enhance the body's immune response as a means of treating disease. The drugs can also aid in the recovery of th... Read more
1,337 words, approx. 5 pages
Immunological Analysis Techniques Immunological techniques are the wide varieties of methods and specialized experimental protocols devised by immunologists for inducing, measuring, and characterizing... Read more
1,447 words, approx. 5 pages
Immunology Immunology is the study of how the body responds to foreign substances and fights off infection and other disease. Immunologists study the molecules, cells, and organs of the human body tha... Read more
491 words, approx. 2 pages
Immunology, Nutritional Aspects The role of nutrition is central to the development and modulation of the immune system. The importance of nutrition has been made clear by the burgeoning field of spor... Read more
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Laboratory Techniques in Immunology Various laboratory techniques exist that rely on the use of antibodies to visualize components of microorganisms or other cell types and to distinguish one cell or ... Read more
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Reproductive Immunology Pregnant women experience many physiological changes before implantation of the early embryo (blastocyst) takes place. Ovulation, copulation, and fertilization directly or indi... Read more
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Transplantation Genetics and Immunology There are several different types of transplantation. An autograft is a graft from one part of the body to another site on the same individual. An isograft is o... Read more