immune response region

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• immune response gene — See I region …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… …   Universalium

• immune system disorder — Introduction        Disorders of the immune systemany of various failures in the body s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table (Disorders of the immune system)). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such… …   Universalium

• Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… …   Wikipedia

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• I-region — (1) The inducible gene region of the genome of E. coliinvolved in the lactose operon. (2) Region of the murine genome coding for products involved in many aspects of the immune response (from Immune Region). Most of the products are Class II… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• I region — the part of the mouse major histocompatibility complex (H 2 complex) that contains the immune response genes …   Medical dictionary

• Hypersensitive response — The hypersensitive response (HR) is a mechanism, used by plants, to prevent the spread of infection by microbial pathogens. The HR is characterized by the rapid death of cells in the local region surrounding an infection. The HR serves to… …   Wikipedia

• Ir genes — Immune response genes, located within the MHC of vertebrates. Originally recognized as controlling the level of immune response to various synthetic polypeptides, they are now also recognized as mapping within the regions controlling T cell help… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• Major histocompatibility complex — The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a large genomic region or gene family found in most vertebrates that encodes MHC molecules. MHC molecules play an important role in the immune system and autoimmunity. Proteins are continually… …   Wikipedia