Vocabulary words to know!

• Tolerance: The failure to mount an immune response to an antigen. 

Tolerance is a good thing because it does not attack the body's own proteins and other antigens.

• Allergens: A substance that causes an allergic response.

          Common allergens include pollen, grass, dust, and some medications.

• Effector Cells: A short-lived activated cells that defend the body in an immune response.

Effector cells like effector B cells are able to secrete antibodies.

Works Cited:

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/allergy.asp?addtocart=yes&catref=gra071015&artistadd=guy%20and%20rodd

http://www.jci.org/articles/view/14142/figure/2

http://geekymedics.com/immune-response/