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Erratum to: Immnopathology
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The Innate Immunity
Innate immunity refers to the naturally formed innate immune defensive functions through evolution, which makes up the first line of defense against microbial pathogens. Innate immune system is the natural imm...
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Immunotolerance and Immunoregulation
The immune system clears pathogens and microorganisms by responding to antigen stimulation under normal circumstances; this is often referred to as the positive immune response. In contrast, the immune system ...
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Components of the Immune System
Immune system is mainly composed of immune organs, tissues, cells, and molecules, all of which interact with each other to perform immune functions. Immune tissues may also be referred to as the lymphoid tissu...
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The Adaptive Immunity
Adaptive immunity develops during the lifetime of an organism as an adaptation to infection with certain pathogens, also referring to as the acquired immunity. Adaptive immune response is highly antigen specif...
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Immnopathology
Immunodeficiency disease refers to the condition when one or more components of the immune system are defective either due to inheritance or other acquired reasons. Immunodeficiency diseases are usually classi...
