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526-324 Immunological Techniques (Practical)

Credit points: 5.5

Coordinator: Dr C Cheers

Corequisite: Microbiology 526-304

Contact: 36 hours practical (nine hours a week, last four weeks only)

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

By the end of the subject students should:

Have developed:

• skills in the in vitro manipulation and quantitation of cells belonging to the immune system;
• skills in the measurement of cell function;
• skills in separation, detection and quantitation of immuno-globulins and antigens;
• an understanding of the basis of the serological diagnosis of disease.

Appreciate:

• the necessity to keep clear laboratory notes as experiments progress;
• the necessity for careful controls in interpretation of experiments.

Understand:

• the experimental basis of our knowledge of the immune response.

Content:

Preparation, characterisation, separation and assay of lymphocyte populations. Characterisation, separation and assay of antibodies and immunoglobulins. Assay of the immune response during infection. Detection of normal and abnormal antigens in tissues.

Assessment:

Laboratory work (weekly reports).

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Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
Last modified:   Oct  9 1995
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