Search Results for: t lymphocyte
T lymphocyte
Definition noun, plural: T lymphocytes A type of lymphocyte produced in the bone marrow responsible for the production of... Read More
Lymphocyte
Definition noun, plural: lymphocytes The white blood cell of the blood derived from the stem cells of the lymphoid series of... Read More
Lymphopoiesis
Definition noun The hematopoiesis of lymphocytes Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of forming new blood cellular... Read More
B lymphocyte
Definition noun, plural: B lymphocytes A lymphocyte that is produced in the bone marrow and is responsible for the... Read More
T-helper cell
Definition noun, plural: T-helper cells A type of T lymphocyte that assists by activating antigen-presenting leukocytes,... Read More
Cytotoxic T cell
Definition noun, plural: cytotoxic T cells A T cell responsible for inducing death to target cells (e.g. infected somatic... Read More
Pathobiology of allergy and its most severe form, anaphylaxis
When allergy season looms, some people with serious hypersensitivity to allergens tend to be apprehensive of what may come.... Read More
Natural killer T cell
Definition noun, plural: natural killer T cells A T cell capable of destroying infected cells and infective particles upon... Read More
Plasma B cell
Definition noun, plural: plasma B cells A large B lymphocyte that when exposed to antigen, produce, and secrete large... Read More
Alloimmunity
Definition noun, plural: alloimmunities (immunology) A type of immunity that produces an immune response that is attacking... Read More
Plasmablast
Definition noun, plural: plasmablasts An antibody-producing stem cell that could give rise to another of its kind or... Read More
Memory B cell
Definition noun, plural: memory B cells A small, long-lived B lymphocyte that was previously exposed to a particular... Read More
Memory T cell
Definition noun, plural: memory T cells A long-lived T cell that bears receptors for an antigen during its encounter with a... Read More
Common lymphoid progenitor cell
Definition noun The progenitor cell in the lymphoid lineage capable of differentiating into lymphocyte and lymphoid... Read More
Mononuclear leukocyte
Definition noun, plural: mononuclear leukocytes A leukocyte characterized by having a nucleus with only one lobe, as opposed... Read More
Virgin lymphocyte
virgin lymphocyte (Science: haematology, immunology) A lymphocyte that has not and whose precursors have not, encountered... Read More
Langerhans cell
Definition noun, plural: Langerhans cells An antigen-presenting (dendritic) cell characterized by the presence of Birbeck... Read More
Natural active immunity
Definition noun An active immunity acquired by experiencing and having recovered from a disease. Supplement Active immunity... Read More
Phytohemagglutinin
Definition noun, plural: phytohemagglutinins A hemagglutinin derived from a plant, especially... Read More
Autoimmunity
Definition noun, plural: autoimmunities A type of immunity wherein the immune response is directed against own body,... Read More
White blood cell
Definition noun, plural: white blood cells Any of the nucleated blood cells that lack hemoglobin, with a primary role in the... Read More
Short Protocols in Immunology
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Memory cell
Definition noun, plural: memory cells A long-lived immune cell that has the ability to recognize a foreign particle that it... Read More
Exudate cell
Definition noun, plural: exudate cells Any of the cells participating in the forming of exudate during inflammation or a... Read More
Endogenous pyrogen
Definition noun, plural: endogenous pyrogens A type of pyrogen produced by activated immune cells, and incite the rise in... Read More
Immune response
Immune Response Definition An immune response is defined as the reaction of the body in response to the presence of a... Read More
Artificial active immunity
Definition noun An active immunity acquired by vaccination (i.e. the injection of vaccine containing active antigens to... Read More
Cell recognition
Definition noun (1) Mutual recognition between cells, usually by specific complementary interaction between their respective... Read More
Cell membrane
Definition noun plural: cell membranes ˈmembɹeɪn The cell’s outer membrane made up of a two layers of phospholipids... Read More
Agranulocyte
Definition noun, plural: agranulocytes Leukocyte lacking apparent cytoplasmic granules when viewed under light microscopy... Read More
Glucocorticoid
Definition noun, plural: glucocorticoids Any of a group of corticosteroids involved in carbohydrate metabolism (e.g.... Read More
Reticular connective tissue
Definition noun A type of connective tissue characterized by the predominance of reticular fibers made of type III collagen... Read More
Lymphoid organ
Definition noun, plural: lymphoid organs The organ of the lymphatic system, and carries out various immune... Read More