Canafranca, Nenita S. <br/><br/>
The Role of Immunoglobulin in Allergy 
/Nenita S. Canafranca 
 - 59 pages :  illustrations. ;  28cm 
<br/><br/>(Seameo-Tropmed Course) Institute for Medical Research. Diploma in Medical Microbiology. 1982-83 
<br/><br/>References. 
<br/><br/> As early as 1906, the word allergy was initiallly used by Von Pirquet to describe an altered immunologic responsiveness to a foreign substance. Since then, this definition has been widely used accepted by many authors. "Allergy" is form Greek word allos (other) and ergon (work). The derivation implies an unusual or inappropriate reaction to stimulus. "it is a disorder of the immune system it is immunity gone wrong. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Immunoglobulin E<br/> Immunoglobulin E--Dissertations<br/>Hypersensitivity--immunology<br/>Allergy
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>QW 601