Immunology
by François ROUSSEAU and Gregory SAUTEJEAU
by Benjamin BARRE and Anthony BAILLEUL
INTRODUCTION
If you have some comprehension problems in immunology or more simply if you want to deepen your knowledge in this subject, note the following information.
Initially we will deal with immunology in general and after that we will go further into allergy.IMMUNOLOGY‘S ROOTS
a) Theory
On internet, there are many of lessons of immunology so we will be interested only in the most complete and the most educational.These sites Livnet Faculty Projects Freeman are complete enough but they haven’t any originality (animations and diagrams)
On the contrary, these two sites Hartford Maricopa offer us very complete lessons with clear diagrams which resume every mechanism used into the immune reactions.
However the best sites is: courses because this site shows a very simple presentation and a complete and precise lesson and morever this site is very original because of the animated outlines which allow us to visualize the reactions.
Glossary
The best glossaryBooks
The Bible of immunologists is IMMUNOLOGY
3rd + 4th ed
And morever if you research some articles,try the list of all review articlesIllustrations
Seeing the form of an antibody or antigen can help one to understand their functions and these visualisations are available on: ( presentation of synthesis pictures)Addresses
If you want exchange information with others universities you can do it with University of Massachusett which is specialised in immunologyALLERGY (hypersensibility)
a) The different types of allergies
There are many types of allergy which arise from hypersensibility reactions
b) The Methods of detection
For every allergy there is a different way of detection and every allergy can be compensated by a drug . This site resumes very clearly the methods of detection and the differents effects of drugs on allergy.
c) Explanation
If you want to know everything about allergy there is only one way, it’s the site of The American Academy Allergy Asthma and Immunology, the reference of all the immunology laboratories in the world.
d) Quiz
At the day before an exam if you want to test your knowledge, try
The AAAAI quiz
The Mayohealth quiz
e) Addresses
If you want more explication about allergies, allergologists will answer your questions at
allergy@onelist.com
Morever if you want to know the way to find information about immunology you can contact me on benjibarre@yahoo.fr
by François ROUSSEAU and Gregory SAUTEJEAU
INSTITUTES, ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES
Website of the American academy of allergy, asthma and immunology.This site shows the importance of immunology in allergy like asthma.You could also find some links about clinical immunology and immunotherapy.
Website published by the American society for microbiology. You can find all the archives about the journal "clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology ".
Website of the British society for immunology. You can find journal meetings.
Website of the Australian society for immunology. You can find general information and very specialist information about immunology.You can also join a mailing list.
Website of the clinical immunology society. It's a society where you can find the journal (clinical immunology), job opportunities...It's a website which contains information on the journal and all the links with research and medical practice.
This website is about the experimental immunology branch, national cancer institute.This site shows the importance of immunology in cancer and you find lot of laboratories on immunology applications for cancer.JOURNALS
Website of the Journal of immunology.You can access to all the volumes of this journal.
Website of the journal "medical microbiology and immunology".You can find archives of this journal and these researches.UNIVERSITIES
Website of the depatement of immunology of the university of washington medecine school.You can see programs and researches.GLOSSARIES
Glossary of immunology
Glossary of immunology 2FORUMS
Forum of immunology.You can talk about subjects of immunology with other people.
Forum of immunology.LINKS
Essential site of immunology! With this website, you could find all the links for immunology (all the journals on line, all the literature searches and gene databases for example).
Website about useful links for immunologists.You find the essentials researches about immunology ( indexes, society home page, databases, techniques, educational, individual homepages and services, general websearch engines, employement and commercial, patent searches.This site is the "Ali-Baba's cave" for immunologists.You want something ............ go here!!!!!!