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Immunology

201333 - Immunology
Faculty

Faculty of Science

Department

Biology and Biotechnology

Credit Hours

3

Pre-requisite

201102

Co-requisite

Distribution

3+0
Introduction to the basic concepts of immunology, antigens and antigenicity, antibody structure, types and function. The course covers types of immunity, specific and non-specific immune response, the cells and organelles of the immune system. The course also demonstrates some of the immune diseases such as hypersensitivity, autoimmunity and transplantation problems. Lab techniques will be discussed and demonstrated to the students, including production and isolation of antibodies, ELISA, and Immunoblotting.