Immunity

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• adaptive immunity
• cellular immunity
• humoral immunity
• innate immunity

Introduction

• Resistance to infection & disease in general. Mechanism of host defense:

• physical & chemical barriers

• integrity of skin & mucous membranes
• sphincters
• epiglottis
• normal secretory & excretory flow
• endogenous microbial flora
• gastric acidity

• inflammatory response

• circulating phagocytes
• complement
• other humoral mediators

• bradykinins
• fibrinolytic systems
• arachidonic acid cascade

• reticuloendothelial system

• tissue phagocytes

• immune response

• cellular immunity
• humoral immunity
• innate immunity
• adaptive immunity

More General Terms

• immunology

Additional Terms

• age-associated changes in immunity
• autoimmune disease
• immunodeficiency; immunodeficiency syndrome
• immunology
• infection (infectious disease)

References

1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 495
2. Immune System [1]
3. The Immune System [2]
4. Understanding the Immune system [3]

immunity (immune system)