The Immune System, 4th Edition
The Immune System, 4th Edition
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ISBN: 9780815344667
Author: Peter Parham
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The two ways in which the complex of allergen and IgE is transferred from mother to child could occur.

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The antibodies which are formed by the body's immune system. If someone has an allergy, then the immune system starts to overreact to an allergen by making antibodies called Immunoglobulin E or (IgE). These antibodies pass through to cells which discharge chemicals, producing an allergic reaction. Amniotic fluid is the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the amnion cavity.

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To write:

The molecule which is present on the surface of the B-cells and antigen-presenting cells which helps in mediating of the production of allergen-specific IgE by the fetal B-cells.

Introduction:

The antibodies which are formed by the body's immune system. If someone has an allergy, then the immune system starts to overreact to an allergen by making antibodies called Immunoglobulin E or (IgE). These antibodies pass through to cells which discharge chemicals, producing an allergic reaction.

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