Abstract:The immune system is a complex set of cellular and soluble mediators that protects the body against infectious agents and neoplasias. Innate immune responses do not require antigen recognition or clonal expansion and thus provide a rapid defence response against pathogenic organisms. The adaptive immune response is more complex, requiring recognition of foreign antigens via cell‐surface receptors, production of growth factors, proliferation of antigen‐specific lymphocytes and activation of effector mechanisms … Show more
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