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Chapter 54: The Immune System


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Chapter 54: The Immune System

p. 1068: nonspecific immune defenses, major histocompatibility complex (MHC), MHC proteins, human leukocyte antigens (HLA), polymorphic, self vs. nonself recognition, specific immune defense, lysozyme

p. 1069: epidermis, stratum corneum, stratum basale, stratum spinosum, keratin, psoriasis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue

p. 1070: macrophages, phagocytosis, monocytes, neutrophils, natural killer cells, perforin

p. 1071: autoimmune diseases, complement system, membrane attack complex, interferons

p. 1072: inflammatory response, histamine, prostaglandins, pus, rheumatoid arthritis, interleukin-I, pyrogens, fever

p. 1073: antigen, antigenic determinant sites, antibodies, humoral immunity, cell-mediated immunity, pathogen, acquired immunity, active immunity, passive immunity, smallpox, cowpox, vaccination

p. 1074: restriction endonucleases, cellular immune response, humoral immune response, prophenoloxidase (proPO) system, phenyloxidase, lectins, immunoglobulin superfamily, Ig fold

p. 1076: leukocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, T cells, B cells, inducer T cells, helper T cells (TH), cytotoxic T cells (TC), suppressor T cells, plasma cells, memory cells

p. 1077: clone, clonal selection, primary immune response, secondary immune response

p. 1079: immunoglobulins (Ig), IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE

p. 1080: light chains, heavy chains, hypervariable segments, mast cells

p. 1081: somatic rearrangement, somatic mutation, immunological tolerance, myasthenia gravis

p. 1082: ABO system, type A, type B, type AB, type O, Rh factor, Rh positive, Rh negative, erythroblastosis fetalis (hemolytic disease of the newborn)

p. 1083: polyclonal, monoclonal antibodies, hybridoma

p. 1084: MHC-I, MHC-II, CD4+ T cells, antigen-presenting cells, coreceptors, CD8, CD8+ T cells, CD4

p. 1086: cytokines, lymphokines, interleukin, interleukin-1, interleukin-4, interleukin-2

p. 1087: cyclosporine, immunological surveillance

p. 1088: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), AZT

p. 1089: protease

p. 1090: influenza, antigen shifting, trypanosomes, sleeping sickness, malaria

p. 1091: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, allergy, hypersensitivity, allergens, immediate hypersensitivity, delayed hypersensitivity, allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, atopic dermatitis (urticaria, hives)

p. 1092: anaphylactic shock, contact dermatitis

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