A-surgical removal of the spleen results into an increased sensitivity to bacterial infections Q2b. A- Removal of the thymus will prevent Tcells maturation, therefore the individual will not be able to mount an effective immune response since the T cells are eliminated from the immune response. The large repertoire of antibodies found in an individual results from a single antibody molecule's ability to mold around an antigen's 3 dimensional structure. Animals from an inbred strain are identical. A change in the shape of an antigen that is induced by denaturation, will affect its capacity as an immunogen.
Lymphocytes are the first cells that arrive at the site of inflammation.
Allotypes are antigenic determinants that are encoded by different allelic forms of constant regions of the light and heavy chain genes. The Fc region of an antibody molecule is the portion of the molecule responsible for numerous elements of antibody function. Name three antibody functions that depend upon the particular sequences found in the Fc region of the molecule complement binding ,opsonization , and binding to cell surface . The binding of antigen to its specific receptor results in activation and differnciation of cells that express that receptor on their plasma membrane. Identify two elements of molecular structure that contribute to an antigen's immunogenic character.