Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are tightly linked cluster of genes whose products are associated with intercellular recognition and self-non-self-discrimination. MHCs are present in...
Year: 2017
The substance that induces a specific immune response and subsequently reacts with the products of specific immune response is called an antigen (it is more appropriately called an immunogen)....
The target readers of this blog post are general people (people who do not have a health science background) who want to get basic information about "blood culture" as they or their relatives have...
The complement pathways is a part of the innate immune system and consists of a series of proteins that interact with one another in a highly regulated manner, in order to eliminate pathogens. It...
Cell culture refers to the process by which cells are grown in a controlled artificial environment. Cells can be maintained in vitro (outside of their original body) by this process which is quite...
The spread plate technique is a viable counting method employed to plate a liquid sample to isolate or count the bacteria in that sample. A perfect spread plate technique will result in visible and...