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The activity of the various components of the immune system against antigens. The immune response involves B cells, T cells, Natural Killer cells and antigen processing cells, and may be specific to the antigen or nonspecific.
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response of the immune system to the presence of antigen(s). Involves function of a variety of cell types, including T and B lymphocytes, macrophages and others.
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the reaction of the body to an antigen, such as bacteria, virus, parasite, allergen, or tumour cell. The immune response can be divided into several phases - the "innate" first response, mediated by cells able to destroy and phagocytose (engulf) a large range of foreign organisms; the secondary, "adaptive" response, characterised by the generation of antibodies and T cells that are specific for the antigen; and a third, "suppression" phase, where the production of immune cells reverts to ...
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Any defensive reaction to foreign material by the immune system.
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the response which the body makes when invaded by a foreign substance or microbe.
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