BIOS 10106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Lymphokine, Cytokine, Organ Transplantation

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Nick got a concussion playing section hall football he had spotty vision and he got a cat scan to make sure there was no bleeding but they did detect some swelling and inflammation in the brain. Lymphocytes t helper cells and b cells. Leukocytes foot soldiers that receive signals from dying cells, they respond to histamines. Coulter counters can sort out the different kind of cells. Important because indicative of what kind of disease you have. If you have a lot of monocytes, indicates that you may have mono. Eosinophils typical in parasite infections (tropical diseases) The prevalence of a chronic disease is the better way to describe its impact vs. the incidence of the chronic disease true. B cells and t cells work with antibody reactions. B cells produce a shit ton of things in response to a specific antigen. Mhc proteins protein receptors on the surface of all cells that communicate. Class i present on all nucleated cells.