BIOL 359 - Immunology

4 hours
Examines the molecular and cellular responses to infection and disease. Antibody structure, mechanisms of antibody formation, and the consequences of antibody interaction with antigen are studied. Cell-mediated and humoral immunity, histocompatability, tumor immunology, immunodeficiences, allergies, and autoimmune disease mechanisms are evaluated within the framework of a normal functioning immune system. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 125, BIOL 319, BIOL 356. Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. UG