"Immune System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007107
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A15.382
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| Concept/Terms |
Immune System- Immune System
- Immune Systems
- System, Immune
- Systems, Immune
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Immune System" by people in Profiles.
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Food, the immune system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenterology. 2015 May; 148(6):1083-6.
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HLA class II alleles and measles virus-specific cytokine immune response following two doses of measles vaccine. Immunogenetics. 2005 Feb; 56(11):798-807.
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Retinoid- and carotenoid-enriched diets influence the ontogenesis of the immune system in mice. Immunology. 2003 Oct; 110(2):180-7.