Key words
immunology
Objectives
The students know what immunity means.
The students acquire insight in the immunological processes and in the defensemechanism of man.
The students acquire insight in the analytical techniques based on immunology.
Topics
Introduction; specific interaction between antigen and immune products; the immune products; antibodies : appearance after immune stimulation, immune memory, turnover and differences between ages; interaction between antibodies and antigens; monoclonal antibodies; HLA; bloud and its role in the immune system; the lymfocyt; the complement system.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biochemistry
Final Objectives
The students are capable of gadering and applying information about the buildup and the manner of working of the immune system and the analytical uses of immunology.
They can make links between the different parts of the course.
Materials used
- teacher's course
- scientific & technical literature
Study costs
teacher's course : 2.5 euro
book : 50 euro
Study guidance
Teaching Methods
- lectures
- discussion exercises
Assessment
- Scoring system :
oral examination
Lecturer(s)
Ann Messens
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