Nursing REPLICA ASL ROMA 3 - OSTIA

The immune system: function, innate and acquired immunity, types of immune cells. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC): Organization of genes in the MHC, function, differences between MHC class I and MHC class II proteins. Function and role of primary and secondary lymphoid organs, concept of immunization (e.g., smallpox vaccine), passive and active immunity. Functions of B lymphocytes (somatic hypermutation and Ig class switching). Germinal center: Structure, classes, and properties of immunoglobulins. Functions of T lymphocytes.

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SUGGESTED MANUAL 1) Introduzione all'immunologia. Ediz. mylab. Pearson, Feltrinelli 2) Immunologia, Biologia e patologia del sistema immunitario, Piccin, J.R. Regueiro Gonzàlez-C. Lopez Larrea…Edizione Italiana a cura di F.Mainiero, G.Palmieri, R. Paolini

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