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Flashcards on Comparative Immunology
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Comparative Immunology
Investigating major differences in the immune system between different organisms.
Prototherian mammals
Mammals that lay eggs.
Therian mammals
Mammals that give birth to live young.
Marsupials
Animals or mammals that have pouch young.
Lymphoid Tissue
Associated with the development of immune cells.
Polyprotonont
Multiple lower incisors.
Diprotodont
Two lower incisors.
Thymus
T lymphocyte maturation.
Innate Immune System
First line defense. Something like the skin or enzymes in the mouth.
Adaptive Immune System
Specific. Responds specifically to a specific antigen.