A second type of activity, cellular response, is also an essential component.The various and complex mechanisms of immunity are basic to the body's ability to protect itself against specific infectious agents and parasites, to accept or reject cells and tissues from other individuals, as in ...
They will also diagnose AIDS if you have an infection that only affects people with weakened immunity. You may also have one or more of the following symptoms:Changes in your ability to think Changes in your coordination (the way muscles work together) Diarrhea and weight loss Fever and night...
The component of the vertebrate immune system involving lymphocytes (B cells and T cells) containing a small number of proteins that combine to produce an enormous variety of distinct proteins capable of recognizing and deactivating specific antigens. It is one of two main components of the immune...
IMMUNITY: ACQUIRED) 来自 ars.usda.gov 喜欢 0 阅读量: 25 作者: D Bannerman 摘要: Higher species have the evolutionary benefit of an immune system that is comprised of both innate and acquired components. Whereas the innate immune system confers initial protection, the acquired immune system ...
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. my·o·to·ni·a (mī′ə-tō′nē-ə) n. Tonic spasm or temporary rigidity of one or more muscles, often characteristic of various muscular disorders. my′o·ton′ic (-tŏn′ĭk) adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the ...
The acquired immunodeficieny syndrome (AIDS) is a disease which is characterized by a profound defect in cell-mediated immunity leading to opportunistic in... Fauci A.S.,Lane H.C. - 《Int Arch Allergy Immunol》 被引量: 469发表: 1985年 ...
In a process still imperfectly understood, HIV infects the CD4 cells (also called T4 or T-helper cells) of the body's immune system, cells that are necessary to activate B-lymphocytes and induce the production of antibodies (see immunity). Although the body fights back, producing billions of...
The molecular participants may also recognize self-structures, leading to attack on the body and autoimmune disease. The main players in humoral immunity are antibody-producing B lymphocytes, and several classes of T lymphocytes. This review deals with the molecular details of recognition of antigens...
NK cells blur the frontier between innate and acquired immunity G Terrazzano,E Carbone - 《Frontiers in Immunology》 被引量: 14发表: 2012年 Rip2: A Key Molecule that Regulates both Innate and Acquired Immunity. The Receptor interacting protein-2 (Rip2, also called RICK, CARDIAK) is an intrac...
(Pathology) the projection of an organ or part through the lining of the cavity in which it is normally situated, esp the protrusion of intestine through the front wall of the abdominal cavity. It is caused by muscular strain, injury, etc. Also called:rupture ...