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Processing speed refers to the rate at which an individual can perceive, understand, and respond to information. It is a critical cognitive function impacting learning, problem-solving, and daily activities, often declining with age or neurological conditions.
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Central tolerance is the process by which newly developing T cells and B cells are rendered non-reactive to self-antigens in the thymus and bone marrow, respectively, to prevent autoimmune diseases. This mechanism ensures that immune cells with receptors recognizing self-antigens are either eliminated or functionally inactivated before they can enter the bloodstream.
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Thymic selection is a critical process in the development of T-cells within the thymus, ensuring that only T-cells with appropriate antigen recognition capabilities are allowed to mature and enter the peripheral immune system. This process involves both positive selection, which ensures T-cells can recognize self-MHC molecules, and negative selection, which eliminates T-cells that strongly react to self-antigens, preventing autoimmune responses.
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Apoptosis is a programmed cell death process that is crucial for maintaining tissue homeostasis and eliminating damaged or unnecessary cells. It involves a series of biochemical events leading to characteristic cell changes and death, which is essential for development and immune system function.
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Negative selection is a critical immunological process where self-reactive T and B cells are eliminated during their development to prevent autoimmune diseases. This process ensures that the immune system can distinguish between self and non-self antigens, maintaining tolerance and immune system homeostasis.
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Self-tolerance is the immune system's ability to recognize and not attack the body's own cells and tissues, maintaining a balance that prevents autoimmune diseases. It involves complex mechanisms such as central and peripheral tolerance, which eliminate or regulate autoreactive immune cells to ensure the body's self-preservation.
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Autoimmunity is a condition where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own cells and tissues, perceiving them as foreign invaders. This aberrant immune response can lead to various autoimmune diseases, each characterized by specific symptoms and affected organs.
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Immune system development is a complex process that begins in utero and continues throughout life, involving the maturation and differentiation of immune cells to establish a functional and adaptive immune response. This development is influenced by genetic factors, environmental exposures, and interactions with microorganisms, shaping the body's ability to recognize and combat pathogens effectively.
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Peripheral tolerance is a crucial immunological mechanism that prevents the immune system from attacking the body's own tissues, thereby maintaining self-tolerance and preventing autoimmune diseases. It involves regulatory T cells, anergy, and deletion of self-reactive lymphocytes outside of the thymus, ensuring immune responses are appropriately controlled in peripheral tissues.
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Tolerance induction is a process by which the immune system is trained to accept specific antigens without eliciting an inflammatory response, thereby preventing autoimmune diseases and enabling successful organ transplants. This involves mechanisms such as clonal deletion, anergy, and regulatory T cell modulation to maintain immune homeostasis and prevent hyperreactivity.
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T-lymphocyte maturation is a critical process in the adaptive immune system where immature T-cells develop into fully functional T-cells capable of recognizing specific antigens. This maturation process primarily occurs in the thymus, involving positive and negative selection to ensure self-tolerance and effective immune response.
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Thymocyte selection is a critical process in the thymus where developing T cells, or thymocytes, undergo rigorous selection to ensure self-tolerance and functional competence. This process involves both positive and negative selection to eliminate thymocytes that are either non-functional or potentially auto-reactive, thus shaping a functional and self-tolerant T cell repertoire essential for adaptive immunity.
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Immunological tolerance is the immune system's ability to differentiate between self and non-self, preventing an immune response against the body's own cells while allowing responses to foreign pathogens. This balance is crucial for preventing autoimmune diseases and is established through central and peripheral tolerance mechanisms.
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Central immune tolerance is a crucial mechanism in the immune system that ensures self-tolerance by eliminating or inactivating self-reactive T and B lymphocytes during their development in primary lymphoid organs. This process prevents autoimmune diseases by ensuring that the immune system does not attack the body's own cells and tissues.
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Self-antigen recognition is a crucial process in the immune system where T cells learn to distinguish between the body's own proteins and foreign invaders. This mechanism is essential for preventing autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues.
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Thymus selection is a critical process in the development of T-cells, ensuring that only those with appropriate receptor specificity survive to contribute to the immune response. This selection involves both positive and negative selection mechanisms to maintain self-tolerance and prevent autoimmunity.
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Immune tolerance is the immune system's ability to recognize and not attack the body's own cells and harmless substances, preventing autoimmune diseases and allergies. This process involves complex mechanisms that ensure self-tolerance and prevent immune responses against beneficial or neutral antigens.
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