Immunology Abbreviations test

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  1. 2. transcription factor in the thymus inovlved in preventing autoimmunity
  2. 4. a mechanism of lysing target cells requiring NK cells and Abs
  3. 8. a group of cytokines, often made by leukocytes, involved in immune response
  4. 9. lymphocyte that matures in the thymus
  5. 12. cell type of CD4 T cell involved in attacks on extracellular pathogens
  6. 14. type of CD4 T cell involved in attacks on intracellular pathogens
  7. 15. where a foreign antigen binds on a B cell causing its activation
  8. 19. a category of protein that includes the antibodies
  9. 20. a treatment for HIV using multiple antiviral medications
  10. 23. disease where nucleic acid complexes act as autoantigens
  11. 24. part of Abs and T cell receptors that are in contact with Ag
  12. 27. where an antigen binds on a T cell
  13. 28. a foreign molecule that can bind to an antibody
  14. 29. lymphocyte that is part of innate immunity and induces apoptosis of target cells
  15. 30. precursor to plasma cell
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  1. 1. a cell that presents antigen material to the surface of a T cell
  2. 3. what the body launches to defend itself against potential pathogens
  3. 5. type of adaptive immune response that largely involves effector T cells, not antibodies
  4. 6. a type of Ig found on the surface of a B cell
  5. 7. type of cytokines that cause WBC migration
  6. 10. proteins on cell surface that bind chemokines
  7. 11. a synonym for immunoglobulin
  8. 13. abbreviation for CD4 T cells involved in suppressing or limiting immune response
  9. 16. a cell surface protein involved in helping a cell 'stick' to another cell or ECM
  10. 17. WBCs with multi-lobed nuclei such as neutrophils
  11. 18. syndrome caused by HIV
  12. 19. a group of cytokines involved with fighting off viral infections
  13. 21. a cell that presents a foreign molecule to a TCR
  14. 22. T cells that, once activated, become "helper" T cells
  15. 25. T cells that, once activated, become "killer" T cells
  16. 26. a repeating molecular arrangement on a microbe that can be recognized by immune cells
  17. 27. type of pro-inflammatory cytokine made by macrophages