VPM 706
Advanced Immunology
3
Course Description
Introduction/concepts; types of immunity; antigens and immune responses; immunoglobulins.
Course Outline
Introduction/concepts; types of immunity; antigens and immune responses; immunoglobulins; Mechanisms of specific and non-specific immune responses; Chemical mediators of immune responses; complement systems; lymphoid system; cells of immune system; Antibody mediated allergic reactions; cell mediated immunological reactions; Delayed hypersensitivity reactions; Auto-immune reaction; Immunological tolerance; major histocompatibility complex; gene regulation of immune responses; Oncogenesis and differentiation antigens; immunodeficiencies; immunity to parasitic and microbial infections; Antigen and antibody reactions in vitro