MIMM 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Plasma Cell, Cellular Differentiation, Phagocytosis
4 Feb 2017
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Learning about the immune system is a bit like learning about the star wars universe. There are many characters, names, planets, ships, weapons etc. involved. Movies were not released in chronological order. You can"t learn everything about star wars all at once. Identify key molecules, cells, and tissues involved in the immune system: become familiar with some of the key players. Become familiar with lots of terminology and put the class in context. Collection of organs, tissues, cells, and molecules that coordinately work to protect from infection. Sits right above the heart and is important in the development/maturation of t cells: lymphatics, lymph nodes. Immune cells travel through the blood and lymphatics in the body and occupy different tissues over time. Immune cells derive from progenitors in the bone marrow and where tissues. B cell large of t of cell point. Primary (central) lymphoid organs: this is where lymphocytes are generated mature:
