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11Clonal anergy — For the use of anergy in thermodynamics, see Exergy. Anergy is a term in immunobiology that describes a lack of reaction by the body s defense mechanisms to foreign substances, and consists of a direct induction of peripheral lymphocyte tolerance …
12Psychoneuroimmunology — (PNI) is the study of the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body. [cite book | last = Michael Irwin| first = Kavita Vedhara | title = Human Psychoneuroimmunology| publisher = Oxford… …
13Tonsillitis — Tonsilitis Classification and external resources A culture positive case of Streptococcal pharyngitis with typical tonsillar exudate ICD …
14Dermot P. Kelleher — Dermot P Kelleher is Head of the School of Medicine at the University of Dublin and one of the three founders of Opsona Therapeutics in 2004. Opsona s research is primarily focused on the role of Toll like receptors (TLRs) and TLR signalling in… …
15Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… …
16T cell — T cells belong to a group of white blood cells known as lymphocytes, and play a central role in cell mediated immunity. They can be distinguished from other lymphocyte types, such as B cells and natural killer cells by the presence of a special… …
17Central tolerance — is the mechanism by which newly developing T cells and B cells are rendered non reactive to self[1]. The concept of central tolerance was proposed in 1959 by Joshua Lederberg[2], as part of his general theory of immunity and tolerance, and is… …
18V(D)J recombination — V(D)J recombination, also known as somatic recombination, is a mechanism of genetic recombination in the early stages of immunoglobulin (Ig) and T cell receptors (TCR) production of the immune system. V(D)J recombination nearly randomly combines… …
19human disease — Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …
20T helper cell — T helper cells (also known as effector T cells or Th cells) are a sub group of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell or leukocyte) that plays an important role in establishing and maximizing the capabilities of the immune system. These cells… …
