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Decks in this class (24)

Tolerance
What is autoimmunity,
What are the mechanisms that cont...,
What is central tolerance
14  cards
Human Autoimmune Diseases
How does autoimmunity occur,
How are autoimmunities categorized,
Categorize and describe autoimmun...
12  cards
Conditions that Predispose to Autoimmunity & Tx Strategies
What are genetic risk factors for...,
How can foxp3 and ctla 4 defects ...,
What are environmental risk facto...
14  cards
Organ Transplantation and Allorecognition
What can be transplanted,
Define graft vs host disease,
Define autograft
15  cards
Immunosuppressive Therapy
List types of immunosuppressive d...,
What are corticosteroids,
Give two examples of corticosteroids
10  cards
Bone Marrow Transplantation
What are bone marrow transplants ...,
What is a primary goal of bone ma...,
Explain a bone marrow transplant ...
5  cards
Cancer
How does cancer occur,
Where is cancer more likely to oc...,
Where is cancer less likely to occur
12  cards
Cancer Immune Response and Tumor Evasion Mechanisms
What is immunosurveillance,
Can an inflammatory response act ...,
Define tumor specific antigens
10  cards
Cancer Immunotherapies
List categories of cancer immunot...,
What is the goal of cancer immuno...,
What are the categories of cytoki...
18  cards
Agents of Infectious Disease
Define pathogen,
What are commensal organisms,
What are opportunistic pathogens
15  cards
Innate vs Adaptive Immunity
What are the steps events of an i...,
What are characteristics of the i...,
What are characteristics of the a...
6  cards
Cells of the Immune System
What is hematopoiesis,
What are the leukocyte lineages,
What is the make up of leukocytes...
16  cards
Organs of the Immune System
List types of immune tissue,
What is lymph,
What are lymph nodes and their fu...
7  cards
Effectors of Innate Immunity
Explain inflammation,
What causes inflammation,
What are the positive and negativ...
10  cards
Pathogen Recognition
What are pamps,
What are prrs,
What is a kind of innate prr
4  cards
Adaptive Immunity
What are antibodies,
How are antigen specific receptor...,
What is the structure of an antibody
12  cards
Antibody Structure
What is the composition of blood,
What is serum,
What is plasma
16  cards
Generation of Diversty
Where does gene rearrangement tak...,
How many chromosomes contain gene...,
What is somatic recombination
17  cards
Antibody Effector Functions
List antibody effector functions,
How does neutralization occur,
What is opsonization
6  cards
Antibody Based Experimental Techniques
Explain western blot and what it ...,
Explain elisa,
Explain immunoaffinity chromatogr...
5  cards
Monoclonal Antibody Technology
What is are polyclonal antibodies,
What are monoclonal antibodies,
What is a hybridoma
10  cards
TCR Recognition
What are the branches of the adap...,
What are tcr characteristics,
What are apc examples
9  cards
Antigen Recognition and MHC
What are the major classes of t c...,
What allows ag recognition on ctl...,
Compare mhc class i and class ii
16  cards
Phases of B Cell Development
What is hematopoiesis,
What is stage 1 of b cell develop...,
What is stage 2 of b cell develop...
16  cards

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