If the 'adaptive' immune system can recognize a significant portion of the pathogenic universe to which the 'innate' immune system is blind, then. . .

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Cohn, M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENICITY; AUTOIMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 3242686312     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-9475.2004.01449.x     Document Type: Review

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