Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Chapter 72 Haemostasis
- Chapter 73 Transfusion
- Chapter 74 Anaemia and Polycythaemia
- Chapter 75 Immune System
- Chapter 76 Plasma Constituents
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 75 - Immune System
from Section 7 - Blood and Immune System
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Chapter 72 Haemostasis
- Chapter 73 Transfusion
- Chapter 74 Anaemia and Polycythaemia
- Chapter 75 Immune System
- Chapter 76 Plasma Constituents
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
An antigen is a substance that stimulates the immune system, resulting in an immune response. Antigens are either proteins or polysaccharides. The immune system produces antibodies that specifically bind to the antigen.
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 360 - 370Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019