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Innate immunity

Innate immunity

this includes local barriers to infection such as skin, stomach acid, mucous, the cough reflex, enzymes in tears and saliva and skin oils. Immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individuals natural biologic makeup.


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Common cold

... which causes sore throat, runny nose, cough and fever; so is that innate immunity that causing runny nose? I was confident that it is adaptive immunity but later i ...

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by greatmicrobiologist
Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:23 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Common cold
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Views: 1403

molecular mechanism of inflammation

... what to do next. How could I know which gene specially function during innate immunity? Need your help~

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by lillianroam
Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:10 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: molecular mechanism of inflammation
Replies: 9
Views: 5206

Differences between phagocytes and lymphocytes?

Yo ! Phagocytes are big cells responsible for the innate immunity: they are the first line of defence of the body, and act "by eating" the foreign ...

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by mikake
Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:14 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Differences between phagocytes and lymphocytes?
Replies: 3
Views: 10811

sickle cell immunity

... of my questions about malaria to all you lovely people. What type of immunity is sickle cell (trait) it malaria??? i say Natural,aquired or innate- am not sure!! :? xx

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by michyd
Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:54 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: sickle cell immunity
Replies: 3
Views: 1412

The Immune System - Recognition in innate immunity. How?

The innate immune system has many components (located on the cell surface or secreted into plasma, ... by very complex mechanisms of recombination and mutation. The components of the innate immunity (e.g. Toll-like receptor on macrophages, mannose-binding lectin in the plasma) have ...

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by biohazard
Tue May 12, 2009 7:43 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: The Immune System - Recognition in innate immunity. How?
Replies: 2
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