MICR 2340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Antibody, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Human Microbiota
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Each lymphocyte has only one specificity: each lymphocyte expresses only one epitope receptor. Different lymphocytes that express different receptors and recognize different epitopes. If you get in contact with epitope a you will only get receptors that interact with epitope a. Slide 71- properties of the adaptive immune response. Specificity: directed against a unique molecular antigen (epitopes) Memory: capacity of respond more quickly and vigorously after reencounter with the antigen (maturation of the response) Tolerance: ability of discriminate between self and non-self and react appropriately. Exposure then you have a small peak as the primary response. If you get second exposure with the same epitope, then the secondary response will be stronger. Reason why we get vaccines, because that secondary response will be strong you are generating memory. Slide 73- memory cells produce the secondary immune response. Epitope presented is green specific so only that cell is activated.
