immune response

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Selective reaction of the body to substances that are foreign to it, or that the immune system identifies as foreign, shown by the production of antibodies and @A00384@-bearing cells or by a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction.
See also:
antibody
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2058 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'immune response' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02977 RIS BibTex EndNote
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