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IMMUNOLOGICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to immunology
Synonyms:
immunologic; immunological
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
immunology (the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system)
Derivation:
immunology (the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes prolactin-inducible protein, may be involved in the modulation of both reproductive and immunological processes.
(PIP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The immunological function of MHC Class-II proteins is to bind and present antigenic peptides on the surfaces of cells for recognition by the antigen-specific T cell receptors of lymphocytes.
(MHC Class II Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
The immunological defects associated with mutation of the WASP gene, the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome for which WASP was named, indicates the importance of this system for normal cellular function.
(Actin Branching Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A sub-field of genetics that uses both genetic and immunological analyses to study the genetics behind antibody formation and the immune response.
(Immunogenetics, NCI Thesaurus)
An immunological procedure in which the antibodies are coupled with molecules which fluoresce under ultra violet (UV) light.
(Fluorescent Antibody Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
Research on the molecular, genetic, biochemical, cellular, structural, immunological, pharmacological mechanisms and factors as they relate to the causation, progression, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.
(Breast Cancer, Basic Research, NCI Thesaurus)
They have also been suggested to act in several other roles including in secretion (e.g., of cytokines and neural growth factors), in immunological processing (e.g., antigen presentation), and in central nervous system development and remodeling.
(Microglia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The Monoclonal Antibody Production Shared Resource is responsible for monoclonal antibody generation and production, provides other antibody-related products and services to support basic research and clinical projects at Cancer Center, and conducts research on the development of related novel immunological techniques.
(Monoclonal Antibody Production Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
An incompatibility reaction (which may be fatal) in a subject (host) of low immunological competence (deficient lymphoid tissue) who has been the recipient of immunologically competent lymphoid tissue from a donor who lacks at least one antigen possessed by the recipient host; the reaction, or disease, is the result of action of the transplanted cells against those host tissues that possess the antigen not possessed by the donor.
(Graft Versus Host Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
The Cancer Prevention Biomarker and Genotyping Resource provides Cancer Center investigators with support in genotyping and biomarker assays to evaluate markers of disease susceptibility and therapeutic response including biochemical and immunological assays to detect or quantitate cellular proteins, hormones, or metabolites, polymorphism panels that include genes that are of highest interest in cancer prevention and treatment, i.e., DNA repair, detoxification, immunoregulation and viral clearance, steroidogenesis, cell cycle regulation, and drug metabolism; and appropriate sample collection, storage, and handling for genotyping or biomarker analysis, as well as consultation on testing and markers information.
(Cancer Prevention Biomarker and Genotyping Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
