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17 Cards in this Set
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Precipitation |
Gel immuno-difussion |
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Agglutination |
Clumping |
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Neutralization of viruses and toxins |
Bind to make them unable to bind to their receptors |
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Immobilization of bacteria |
Trap bacteria |
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Complement fixation |
Prevent unwanted hemolysis |
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Antibody dependent cytotoxicity |
Target and eliminate by cytotoxic granulates |
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Opsonization |
Target and eliminate by phagocytosis |
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Serum |
Plasma minus clotting factors |
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Plasma |
Includes fibrinogens that clot blood |
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Region of optimal proportions |
Where diffused antigen meets diffused antibody -precipitation only happens if specific anybody for specific antigen meet in this region |
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Qualitative |
Descriptive, observed but not measured |
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Quantitative |
Numbers! |
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Sequestrion |
Body hides iron inside of cells |
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Iron |
Trace element. Essential |
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Where do humans hide RBC |
-hides inside of hemoglobin (RBC) -Myoglobin in muscles -lactoferrin in breast milk/saliva -ferritin in liver cells |
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How can pathogens steal iron? |
Pathogen produces toxin called hemolysis-pops RBC This exposes hemoglobin
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Siderophores |
Iron binding proteins that iron is attracted to -takes iron back into pathogen cell |
