IMMUNOLOGY
IMM150S
CELLS of the IMMUNE SYSTEM II:
Adaptive Immunity
Prof. Muhammad Nakhooda
()
Programme: Biotechnology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town Campus
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, Adaptive/Acquired Immunity
• Activated because of limitations of the innate system
• Takes longer to mobilise (> 4 days)
• Highly specific
• More specialised than innate
• Acts as supplement to innate system
• Previous contact with same antigen is required
IMM150S
CELLS of the IMMUNE SYSTEM II:
Adaptive Immunity
Prof. Muhammad Nakhooda
()
Programme: Biotechnology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town Campus
,
, Adaptive/Acquired Immunity
• Activated because of limitations of the innate system
• Takes longer to mobilise (> 4 days)
• Highly specific
• More specialised than innate
• Acts as supplement to innate system
• Previous contact with same antigen is required