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Immune system

Immune system

(Science: immunology) The body system, made up of many organs and cells, that defends the body against infection, disease and foreign substances. The immune system is often stimulated in specific ways to fight cancer cells. A system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response.A system that provides a defense mechanism to organism, providing defensive measures against antigens which would prove harmful to the organism.


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Antibiotic effect

... antibiotics only stop the bacteria from spreading and wait for the immune system to clean up the stuff. Even though the immune system definitely does have a role in ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:35 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Antibiotic effect
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Antibiotic effect

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by biohazard
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Help with Xenotransplantation please.

... the organs can be removed for human use. Oh, and by the way, the human immune system does not reject organ transplants because of the foreign DNA, but instead it recognizes ...

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by biohazard
Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:17 pm
 
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Topic: Help with Xenotransplantation please.
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Help with Xenotransplantation please.

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by 000Anna000
Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:26 pm
 
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Topic: Help with Xenotransplantation please.
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