Microbiology and Immunology

  1. Adaptive Immunity
    1. T-Cell Biology
      1. T-Cell Development
        1. Thymic Development
          1. Positive Selection
            1. Negative Selection
              1. T-Cell Maturation
              2. T-Cell Receptor Complex
                1. TCR Structure
                  1. TCR Diversity
                    1. Co-Receptor Molecules
                    2. T-Cell Subsets
                      1. Helper T-Cells
                        1. Cytotoxic T-Cells
                          1. Regulatory T-Cells
                            1. Memory T-Cells
                            2. T-Cell Activation
                              1. Signal Requirements
                                1. Costimulatory Signals
                                  1. T-Cell Differentiation
                                2. B-Cell Biology
                                  1. B-Cell Development
                                    1. Bone Marrow Development
                                      1. B-Cell Maturation
                                        1. Tolerance Mechanisms
                                        2. B-Cell Receptor Complex
                                          1. BCR Structure
                                            1. BCR Diversity
                                              1. Co-Receptor Molecules
                                              2. B-Cell Activation
                                                1. T-Dependent Activation
                                                  1. T-Independent Activation
                                                    1. Germinal Center Reactions
                                                    2. B-Cell Differentiation
                                                      1. Plasma Cell Formation
                                                        1. Memory B-Cell Formation
                                                          1. Class Switching
                                                        2. Major Histocompatibility Complex
                                                          1. MHC Structure and Function
                                                            1. MHC Class I Molecules
                                                              1. MHC Class II Molecules
                                                                1. MHC Polymorphism
                                                                2. Antigen Processing and Presentation
                                                                  1. MHC Class I Pathway
                                                                    1. MHC Class II Pathway
                                                                      1. Cross-Presentation
                                                                      2. MHC Restriction
                                                                        1. T-Cell Recognition
                                                                          1. Transplant Compatibility
                                                                        2. Antibody Structure and Function
                                                                          1. Immunoglobulin Structure
                                                                            1. Heavy Chains
                                                                              1. Light Chains
                                                                                1. Variable Regions
                                                                                  1. Constant Regions
                                                                                  2. Antibody Classes
                                                                                    1. IgG
                                                                                      1. IgM
                                                                                        1. IgA
                                                                                          1. IgE
                                                                                            1. IgD
                                                                                            2. Antibody Functions
                                                                                              1. Neutralization
                                                                                                1. Opsonization
                                                                                                  1. Complement Activation
                                                                                                    1. Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity
                                                                                                    2. Antibody Diversity
                                                                                                      1. Gene Rearrangement
                                                                                                        1. Somatic Hypermutation
                                                                                                          1. Class Switch Recombination

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