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Immunology
Paper Code:
ZOL 512
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
30.00
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
- Autoimmunity : Hashimoto thyroiditis, Myasthenia gravis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus
- Immunodeficiency: AIDS- causes, symptoms, treatment, mode of infection, HIV lifecycle
- Hypersensitivity- Type I and II.
- Cvtokines Types, Properties and Function.
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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