Types of White Blood Cells (WBC)
White Blood Cells White blood cells are important components of the blood. They are found in the blood …
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Red Blood Cells: Structure, Function and Life Cycle
Red blood cells or erythrocytes contain the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin that gives the red color to blood. Characteristics …
Adenohypophysis hormones
Adenohypophysis hormones The anterior pituitary secretes Prolactin, Thyrotrophin or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), Growth hormone, Luteinizing hormone, Follicle-stimulating hormone, …
Transplantation Immunology
Transplantation Immunology INTRODUCTION Transplantation: It is an act of transferring cells, tissues, or organs from one site to …
Tumor Immunity
Tumor Immunity INTRODUCTION Cancer is an abnormal, uncontrolled cellular growth. Risk factors linked to cancer include diet and …
Immune Response to Infection
Immune Response to Infection INTRODUCTION The immune system is a defense system that enables us to resist infections. …
Immunity: Types, Components and Properties of Immune System
Definition The term immunity is derived from Latin immunis, meaning free from burden. In biology, the burden is …
Cells of the Immune System
Cells of the Immune System are “stem cell, T cell, B cell, NK cell, Macrophages, Dendric cell”. White …
Organs of the immune system
Organs of the immune system are the “Thymus, Bone marrow, Spleen and Lymph nodes” In our Immune system, …
Immunoglobulins: Structure, Types, Class and Antigenic Determinants
IMMUNOGLOBULINS Immunoglobulins are made up of glycoprotein molecules. Immunoglobulins are produced by plasma cells in response to an …
Infection: Types, Modes and Source of transmission
INTRODUCTION Infection is a process in which a parasite enters the host (by invasion), establishes itself in the …
Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases INTRODUCTION Autoimmunity is a condition in which structural and functional damage is produced by …