Unit 3 Crossword

The process of combining an acid and base until they reach a balanced proportion, with a pH value close to 7.
The unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction to antigen that leads to severe respiratory and cardiac complication.
In blood grouping and transfusion, a group O individual whose erythrocytes bear neither agglutinogen A nor B.
An “anti-self” antibody having an affinity for tissue antigens of the subject in which it is formed.
A disease involving compromise in insulin function. In one form, the pancreatic cells that produce insulin are destroyed by autoantibodies; in another, the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin.
Is an acute skin inflammation at the injection site appearing within 24 to 48 hours.
A tentative exposure to known allergens designed to build tolerance and eventually prevent allergic reaction.
Relatively compatible tissue exchange between nonidentical members of the same species.
A cytokine released when mast cells and basophils release their grannules. An important mediator of allergy, its effects include smooth muscle contraction, increased vascular permeability, and increased mucus secretion.
The branch of immunology that deals with in vitro diagnostic testing of serum.
In immunity, the concept that some parts of the immune system only react with antigens that originally activated them.
In immunochemistry, a measure of antibody level in a patient, determined by agglutination methods.
Abbreviation for enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay, a very sensitive serological test used to detect antibodies in diseases such as AIDS.
Antibodies labeled with fluorescent dyes.
A procedure for separating and identifying antigen or antibody mixtures by two-dimensional electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel, followed by immune labeling.
The aggregation by antibodies of suspended cells or similar-size particles into clumps that settle.
A process that matches complementary strands of nucleic acid (DNA-DNA, RNA-DNA, RNA-ENA). Used for locating specific sites or types of nucleic acids.
Flow charts that offer two choices or pathways at each level.