Level: III
Semester: 1
Number of Credits: 3
Anti-Requisite: BIOL 2164 Principles of Molecular Biology
Prerequisites: BIOC 2161 and BIOC 2262

 

Course Description 

The course covers: immunology: natural and acquired immunity both humoral and cellular; antibody structure and function; B cells, generation of antibody diversity; function of T cells; complement-activation, control and biological effects. HLA-nomenclature, typing and its uses, autoimmunity; animal detoxification-absorption and distribution of xenobiotics, toxic effects and metabolism. The course will be delivered using a number of pedagogical tools and will be myeLearning supported.

 

Assessment

Coursework:               50%
Final Examination:     50%

 

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