immune response
noun
: a bodily response to an antigen that occurs when lymphocytes identify the antigenic molecule as foreign and induce the formation of antibodies and lymphocytes capable of reacting with it and rendering it harmless
called also immune reaction
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The disease is capable of worsening anemia and malnutrition as well as reducing academic performance and the immune response to vaccines.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2024
The following steps will be tested in mice that have been modified to already have the immune response triggered by the primer — this will save researchers the six months that regular mice would need to develop immunity after the injection.
—Annalisa Merelli and Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 17 May 2024
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2024
The following steps will be tested in mice that have been modified to already have the immune response triggered by the primer — this will save researchers the six months that regular mice would need to develop immunity after the injection.
—Annalisa Merelli and Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 17 May 2024
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“Immune response.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immune%20response. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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