Tissue Antigens
Encyclopedia
Tissue Antigens is a peer-reviewed academic journal
founded in 1971. It covers the field of allergy
and immunology
. It is the official journal of the European Federation for Immunogenetics
, a scientific society .
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
founded in 1971. It covers the field of allergy
Allergy
An Allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions occur when a person's immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment. A substance that causes a reaction is called an allergen. These reactions are acquired, predictable, and rapid...
and immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
. It is the official journal of the European Federation for Immunogenetics
European Federation for Immunogenetics
- History of EFI:During the early 1980s, Members of the Committee agreed that it was the right time to create a more formal organisation and from the mid-1980s it has been an official organisation...
, a scientific society .