IMMUNOLOGY

Paper Code: 
ZOL-512
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
8.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
7.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
Immunology
Definition
Types of immunity; innate and acquired: humoral and cell mediated.
Antigen: Antigenicity of molecules, haptens
 
8.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II
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
Unit III: 
UNIT III
Cells of Immunity
Macrophages.
Lymphocytes (B- and T- types). T.- Helper cells.T-killer cells, plasma cells and memory cells
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
MHC genes and gene products.
Mechanism of Humoral & Cell mediated  immune response
Complement and its action
 
8.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V
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 
 
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