Immunoglobulin (Ig)
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Immunoglobulin (Ig)

Immunoglobulin are proteins of animal origin endowed with or without antibody activity. So structurally related proteins without antibody activity are also known as immunoglobulin, e.g. myeloma protein (found in multiple…
June 28, 2021
Bacterial Structure
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Bacterial Structure

Shape & size of Bacterial Structure Bacterial Structure : Bacteria are classified by shape into three basic groups: • Cocci, • Bacilli, and • Spirochetes Bacteria range in size from…
June 25, 2021
Phases of growth curve
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Bacterial Physiology

Bacterial growth What is Growth in Bacterial Physiology ? Growth is the orderly increase in the sum of all the components of an organism. Bacterial growth involves both an increase…
June 21, 2021
Antigen and Antigenicity
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Antigen

Antigen. Antigen are molecule that have ability to combine specifically with the final product of immune response i.e. secreted antibodies &/ or surface receptors on T cells. Antigenicity is the…
June 20, 2021
Hypersensitivity-Immunology
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Hypersensitivity-Immunology

Hypersensitivity is an inappropriate excessive immune response to an antigenic stimulus in a pre-sensitized host leading to tissue damage. It is one of the Immunological disorder along with Autoimmune Diseases,…
August 9, 2020
Local Anaesthetics
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Local Anaesthetics

Definition Local anaesthesia: Local anaesthesia is a transient and reversible loss of sensation in a localized or circumscribed area of the body without impairing the degree of consciousness. Local anaesthetics:…
April 23, 2020
feima
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Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic intestinal amoeba parasite that predominantly affects a man and causes amoebic dysentery and liver abscess. History Entamoeba histolytica was first discovered by Lösch in 1875 in…
November 22, 2019