Phagocytes: Neutrophils, Monocytes and Macrophages
Phagocytes Phagocytes are immune cells that play a critical role in both the early and late stages of immune responses. Their main role…
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Components Of Innate Immunity
The components of the innate immune system includes: Epithelial cells and Sentinel cells in tissues (macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells, and others), Innate…
Cellular Receptors for Microbes
The germline-encoded receptors the innate immune system uses to detect microbes: TLRs, NLRs and the inflammasome, RIG-I-like receptors, C-type lectins and scavenger receptors.
Features of the Innate Immune Response
General Features and Specificity of Innate Immune Responses The two principal types of reactions of the innate immune system are inflammation and antiviral…
Characteristics of Adaptive Immune Response
Properties Of Adaptive Immune Responses: Specificity and Diversity Specificity is the ability to distinguish between many different antigens. It implies that the total…
Types of Adaptive Immunity
Adaptive Immunity: The adaptive immune system consists of lymphocytes and their products, such as antibodies. Adaptive immunity develops more slowly and provides more…
Historical Perspective of Immunology
Immunology is the study of the immune system and is a very important branch of the medical and biological sciences. The immune system protects us…
