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The adaptive (aka “acquired”) immune system: from friend to foe
The purpose of the immune system is simple—protect the human organism from foreign (antigenic) invasion and resultant disease. The innate immune response (“our best friend”) does a great job of accomplishing that defense under most circumstances. But sometimes, innate immunity confronts an adversary...
Autor principal: | Catania, Louis J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9364329/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95187-6.00006-6 |
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