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Immuno-modulator/Immuno-modulatory Agent
Immuno-modulatory . Noun: immuno-modulator; an agent that regulates the humoral and cell-mediated immune response.
Humoral immune response of the body:
Antigens entering the body (foreign agents, such as bacteria, viruses, microbes, allergens) activate B-cell lymphocytes, which produce free antibodies that circulate in the blood stream and destroy the antigens.
Cellular (or cell-mediated) immune response of the body:
Antigens entering the body induce sensitized T cells (subpopulation of the lymphocytes), which directly attack foreign antigens and secrete lymphokines that initiate the body's humoral immune response.
Insomnia
The term insomnia literally denotes a complete lack of sleep. It is, however, used to indicate a relative inability to sleep that consists of difficulty in falling asleep, difficulty in remaining asleep, early final awakening, or combinations of these complaints.
Insulin
Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by the pancreas (islets of Langerhans). Insulin is required by the cells of the body in order for them to remove and use glucose from the blood.
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