Immunology

Paper Code: 
ZOL 512
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
3.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
7.00

Immunology

  • Definition
  • Types of immunity; innate and acquired: humoral and cell mediated.

Antigen: Antigenicity of molecules, haptens

8.00

Antibody

  • Definition. (IgG. IgM. IgD. IgA and IgE)
  • Outline idea of properties and function of each class of immunoglobulin.

Antigen-antibody reactions

  • Precipitation reaction,
  • Agglutination reaction,
  • Neutralizing reaction,
  • Complement

Lytic reactions and phagocytosis

10.00

Cells of Immunity

  • Macrophages.

Lymphocytes (B- and T- types). T.- Helper cells.T-killer cells, plasma cells and memory cells

12.00

MHC genes and gene products.

Mechanism of Humoral & Cell mediated  immune response

Complement and its action

8.00

Immunotolerance

Autoimmunity: AIDS

Hypersensitivity

Cvtokines.

References: 
  • D.M. Wear, Immunology ELBS (English) Language Book Society Low       Priced edition, Longman Singapore Publishers Ltd.
  • Iyan M. Roitt essential Immunology EIBS Low Priced Edition Black
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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