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Immunology Chapter 3
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Immunology
Intermediate
09/22/2016

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Autoantigens
Definition
antigens that are part of the host
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Nucleated
Definition
MHC class I is expressed by every ____ cell
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Epitopes
Definition
also called "antigenic determinants"
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Linear
Definition
epitopes on a native protein that are not altererd by the unfolding of that protein
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Adjuvant
Definition
increases the immunogenicity of an already immunogenic compound
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Conformational
Definition
epitopes that are present on a native protein but not on a denatured one
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Endogenous
Definition
a foreign or altered entity that comes from within
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Immunogen
Definition
compound that is capable of stimulating an immune response
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Hapten
Definition
small compounds that cannot stimulate an immune response unless they are linked to a much larger immunogenic molecule
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Exogenous
Definition
a foreign entity that comes from the outside
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Invariant
Definition
____ chain blocks MHC class II binding site during antigen processing and presentation
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