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Immunoglobulin E — In biology, Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is a class of antibody (or immunoglobulin isotype ) that has only been found in mammals. It plays an important role in allergy, and is especially associated with type 1 hypersensitivity. [cite journal… … Wikipedia
Mast cell — Mast cells Latin mastocytus Code TH … Wikipedia
FCER1A — Fc fragment of IgE, high affinity I, receptor for; alpha polypeptide, also known as FCER1A, is a human gene. PBB Summary section title = summary text = The IgE receptor plays a central role in allergic disease, coupling allergen and mast cell to… … Wikipedia
Allergic conjunctivitis — Allergic eye disease Classification and external resources Allergic conjunctivitis ICD 9 372.14 … Wikipedia
Fc — See F. fragment. * * * family coping; fasciculus cuneatus; fast component [of a neuron]; febrile convulsions; feline conjunctivitis; ferric chloride; ferric citrate; fibrocyte; finger clubbing; finger counting; flow compensation; fluorescein… … Medical dictionary
cell-bound antibody — cell fixed antibody any antibody bound to a cell surface either by its antigen combining sites to cell surface antigenic determinants or by other sites to specific cell surface receptors (Fc receptors, IgE receptors) … Medical dictionary
PTPN7 — Protein tyrosine phosphatase, non receptor type 7, also known as PTPN7, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: PTPN7 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non receptor type 7| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene… … Wikipedia
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
Fc receptor — An Fc receptor is a protein found on the surface of certain cells including natural killer cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and mast cells that contribute to the protective functions of the immune system.Its name is derived from its binding… … Wikipedia
Lipid raft — organisation, region (1) is standard lipid bilayer, while region (2) is a lipid raft. The plasma membrane of cells is made of a combination of glycosphingolipids and protein receptors organized in glycolipoprotein microdomains termed lipid… … Wikipedia
