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Descriptor English:
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Immune System
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Sistema Inmunológico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Sistema Imunitário
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Synonyms English:
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Immune Systems
System, Immune
Systems, Immune
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Tree Number:
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A15.382
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Definition English:
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The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of interrelated cellular, molecular, and genetic components. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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GEN: prefer specifics; /physiol: consider also IMMUNITY & its indentions
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History Note English:
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1985
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Record Number:
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7291
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Unique Identifier:
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D007107
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Similar:
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DeCS
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