Immunology

Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with, among other things, the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, transplant rejection); the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. Immunology has applications in several disciplines of science, and as such is further divided.

Immunology is that branch of biomedical science,which deals with the study of normal and malfunctions of immune system in all organisms.

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• 1 Histological examination of the immune system
• 2 Classical immunology
• 3 Clinical immunology
• 4 Immunotherapy
• 5 Diagnostic immunology
• 6 Evolutionary immunology
• 7 See also
• 8 References
• 9 External links