Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 34.7, Problem 1.4RIA
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Immunoglobulins (Igs) are also termed as antibodies. Igs are glycoprotein molecules made by plasma cells (white blood cells). Igs play an important role in the immune response by particularly identifying and binding to antigens or foreign particles, like bacteria and viruses. Thereby, Igs are involved in the destruction of harmful antigens or foreign particles in the body. All Igs possess a basic structure made up of four polypeptide chains, namely two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains. Both light (L) chains and heavy (H) chains encompass two different regions, such as the constant regions and the variable regions.

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Prescott's Microbiology

Ch. 34.4 - What are MHCs and HLAs? Describe the roles of the...Ch. 34.4 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.4 - Prob. 3RIACh. 34.4 - How are foreign peptides processed so as to...Ch. 34.5 - Prob. 1MICh. 34.5 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.5 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.5 - Describe antigen processing. How does this process...Ch. 34.5 - Prob. 4RIACh. 34.5 - Prob. 5RIACh. 34.5 - Prob. 6RIACh. 34.6 - Which cells are functioning as APCs in this...Ch. 34.6 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.6 - Briefly compare and contrast B cells and T cells...Ch. 34.6 - Prob. 3RIACh. 34.6 - Prob. 4RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1MICh. 34.7 - Prob. 2MICh. 34.7 - Prob. 3MICh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.1RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.2RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.3RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.1RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.2RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.3RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.4RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 2.5RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 3.1RIACh. 34.7 - Prob. 3.2RIACh. 34.7 - In addition to combinatorial joining, what other...Ch. 34.8 - What is the difference between a precipitation and...Ch. 34.8 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.8 - Prob. 2RIACh. 34.8 - How does opsonization inhibit microbial adherence...Ch. 34.8 - Prob. 4RIACh. 34.9 - Prob. 1RIACh. 34.9 - How would you define anergy?Ch. 34.10 - Prob. 1MICh. 34.10 - Prob. 2MICh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.1RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.2RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.3RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 1.5RIACh. 34.10 - What is an autoimmune disease and how might it...Ch. 34.10 - Prob. 2.2RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 2.3RIACh. 34.10 - Prob. 2.4RIACh. 34 - What properties of proteins make them suitable...Ch. 34 - What other biotechnologies could be invented based...Ch. 34 - Speculate as to how MHC, TCR, and BCR molecules...Ch. 34 - Prob. 4CHICh. 34 - Prob. 5CHICh. 34 - In an effort to better understand the mechanisms...Ch. 34 - Prob. 7CHI
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