The Clonal Selection Theory of Acquired Immunity
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Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific theory
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
vaccine development
monoclonal antibody technology autoimmunity research understanding of immune memory |
| gptkbp:describes |
mechanism of adaptive immune response
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| gptkbp:explains |
how lymphocytes respond to antigens
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| gptkbp:field |
immunology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Clonal Selection Theory of Acquired Immunity
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| gptkbp:influenced |
development of modern immunology
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Frank_Macfarlane_Burnet
1957 |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
instructive theories of immunity
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| gptkbp:state |
each lymphocyte bears a single type of receptor with unique specificity
selected lymphocytes proliferate and differentiate antigen selects lymphocytes with complementary receptors |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Macfarlane_Burnet
gptkb:Frank_Macfarlane_Burnet |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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