MCB 864: IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOCHEMISTRY 3 UNITS

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE LECTURER: DR RUTH AFUNWA

COURSE CONTENT

Historical Review, Basic Concepts of Immunology, Antigens, Antibodies and Immune Cells, Innate and Basic Immunity. Non-specific Defences of the host. Nature of Antigens. Nature of antibodies/immunoglobulin. Cells of the Immune system. Immunological responses: Humoral. Antigen-Antibody Reactions. Complement and Complement fixation. Immunological Response: Cell Mediated. Hypersensitivity reactions. Autoimmunity and Immune complex diseases. Transplant and transfusion immunology