Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 19

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
a. Outline the steps of cellular reactions in response to an antigen.
b. You have developed a new treatment for type I allergic responses in your laboratory. This new therapeutic approach completely blocks the degranulation of mast cells. Discuss whether or not this would be an effective treatment for allergy sufferers.