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Immune tolerance in pregnancy — or gestational/maternal immune tolerance is the absence of a maternal immune response against the fetus and placenta, which thus may be viewed as unusually successful allografts, since they genetically differ from the mother.[1] In the same way,… … Wikipedia
Immune tolerance — or immunological tolerance is the process by which the immune system does not attack an antigen.[1] It can be either natural or self tolerance , in which the body does not mount an immune response to self antigens, or induced tolerance , in which … Wikipedia
Immune complex — Diseases An immune complex is formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen. The bound antigen acting as a specific epitope, bound to an antibody is referred to as a singular immune complex. After an antigen antibody… … Wikipedia
Opsonin — Action of opsonins; a phagocytic cell recognises the opsonin on the surface of an antigen An opsonin is any molecule that targets an antigen for an immune response. However, the term is usually used in reference to molecules that act as a binding … Wikipedia
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
opsonin — Any blood serum protein that binds to antigens, enhancing phagocytosis ( e.g., C3b of the complement system, specific antibodies). [G. opson, boiled meat, provisions, fr. hepso, to boil, + in] common o. SYN: normal o.. immune o … Medical dictionary
Opsonin — Opsonine sind im Körper vorkommende Proteine, die einen Teil der Immunantwort darstellen. Opsonine können entweder Antikörper oder Komplementfaktoren sein, die die Verknüpfung von Phagozyten an Bakterienzellen oder andere Mikroorganismen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
opsonin — opsonoid, adj. /op seuh nin/, n. Immunol. a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes. [1900 05; < L opson(ium) victuals ( < Gk opsonía, deriv. of… … Universalium
opsonin — /ˈɒpsənɪn/ (say opsuhnin) noun a constituent of normal or immune blood serum which makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes. {Greek opsōn(ion) provisions + in2} …
Dust cell — A dust cell (or alveolar macrophage) is a type of macrophage found in the pulmonary alveolus, near the pneumocytes, but separated from the wall.Activity of the dust cells is relatively high, because they are located at one of the major boundaries … Wikipedia
