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| a foreign molecule that elicits an immune response |
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| proteins that regulate immune response |
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| white blood cells that mediate the adaptive immune response |
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| produced and mature in the bone marrow |
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| precursor produced in the bone marrow, but mature in the thalamus |
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| B cells produce antibodies that bind to antigens and mark them for elimination |
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| Cell- Mediated Immune Response |
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| Cytotoxic T cells (CD8) attack and kill cells that are infected with a virus or bacteria |
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| Cell-Mediated Immune Response |
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| Helper T Cells (CD4) activate other parts of the immune response, and stimulate B cells to produce antibodies. |
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| exposing a person to material that is antigenic but not pathogenic |
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| Killed or Inactivated Pathogen |
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| Acellular or Subunit vaccines |
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| Hep B series, Hib vaccine |
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| altered reactivity or exaggerated immune response manifested by inflammation |
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| the antigen to which allergic individuals are sensitive |
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| Observable characteristic of an organism, physical expression of the genetic material |
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Microscopic morphology
Macroscopic morphology
Physiological/Biochemical characteristics
Chemical analysis |
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| antigens are whole cells such as red blood cells or bacteria with determinant groups on the surface |
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| the antigen is a soluble molecule |
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