immune reserve hypothesis

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Hypothesis that the immune response involves multiple redundancies that are capable of compensating for acute reductions in certain immune functions.
Note: Such a reserve might prevent a serious reduction in host resistance after temporary immunosuppression of selected parameters [e.g., natural killer (NK) cell function].
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1183 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'immune reserve hypothesis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13267 RIS BibTex EndNote
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