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Adaptive Immunity

Known as: Immunity, Adaptive, Immunity, Adoptive, Acquired Immunity 
Protection from an infectious disease agent that is mediated by B- and T- LYMPHOCYTES following exposure to specific antigen, and characterized by… 
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Adaptive Immune ResponseAdoptive ImmunotherapyAntibodiesAntitoxins

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Cellular ImmunityHumoral ImmunityImmunotherapy, Passive

Broader (2)

ImmunityImmunization

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Control of adaptive immunity by the innate immune system
Microbial infections are recognized by the innate immune system both to elicit immediate defense and to generate long-lasting… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Cas9–crRNA ribonucleoprotein complex mediates specific DNA cleavage for adaptive immunity in bacteria
Clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems provide adaptive immunity… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Innate or Adaptive Immunity? The Example of Natural Killer Cells
Natural killer (NK) cells were originally defined as effector lymphocytes of innate immunity endowed with constitutive cytolytic… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Neutrophils in the activation and regulation of innate and adaptive immunity
Neutrophils have long been viewed as the final effector cells of an acute inflammatory response, with a primary role in the… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Natural innate and adaptive immunity to cancer.
The immune system can identify and destroy nascent tumor cells in a process termed cancer immunosurveillance, which functions as… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
The role of pattern-recognition receptors in innate immunity: update on Toll-like receptors
The discovery of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) as components that recognize conserved structures in pathogens has greatly advanced… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Toll-like receptor signalling
One of the mechanisms by which the innate immune system senses the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms is through the Toll-like… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Interleukin-12 and the regulation of innate resistance and adaptive immunity
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a heterodimeric pro-inflammatory cytokine that induces the production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), favours… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Toll-like receptors: critical proteins linking innate and acquired immunity
Recognition of pathogens is mediated by a set of germline-encoded receptors that are referred to as pattern-recognition receptors… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Interleukin-12: a proinflammatory cytokine with immunoregulatory functions that bridge innate resistance and antigen-specific adaptive immunity.
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a heterodimeric cytokine produced mostly by phagocytic cells in response to bacteria, bacterial… 
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