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Immune

(Science: immunology) Protected against, infectious disease by either specific or non-specific mechanisms.

Origin: L. Immunis = free, exempt


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Antibiotic effect

... the cell by osmosis, the cell swells and bursts. So it is not true that these antibiotics only stop the bacteria from spreading and wait for the immune system to clean up the stuff. Even though the immune system definitely does have a role in this, it has long been known that if you treat a patient ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:35 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Antibiotic effect
Replies: 5
Views: 164

Antibiotic effect

... for more details. And if somebody wonders now why do we use antibiotics that do not kill bacteria, the answer in a nutshell is this: the human immune system can get rid of vast majority of even severe bacterial infections as long as the bacteria are not dividing constantly. Bacteriostatic antibiotics ...

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by biohazard
Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:33 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Antibiotic effect
Replies: 5
Views: 164

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... and carbs! I kept up plenty of probiotics alongside the diet, however two months later things escallated agin. As my constipation got worse and immune system slowed down because of the chemo, it couldnt fight off candida at same time and my sypmtoms went mayhem again this time with anal itch ...

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by Kins
Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:50 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483331

Help with Xenotransplantation please.

... A full-grown pig can then be used to produce other transgenic pigs or the organs can be removed for human use. Oh, and by the way, the human immune system does not reject organ transplants because of the foreign DNA, but instead it recognizes foreign structures on the cell surface - which ...

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by biohazard
Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:17 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Help with Xenotransplantation please.
Replies: 1
Views: 133

Help with Xenotransplantation please.

... in particular. I am unsure of the process, but here's what I gathered so far; 1. The pigs have to be genetically modified so the human immune system does not reject and destroy the pigs foreign DNA. 2. To genetically modify a pig, a DNA construct (artificially made string of nucleotides, ...

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by 000Anna000
Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:26 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Help with Xenotransplantation please.
Replies: 1
Views: 133
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